Education: Feel-Good Mental Masturbation -- Why Young Black and Hispanic Men Are Less Successful in the Job Market

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Education: Feel-Good Mental Masturbation -- Why Young Black and Hispanic Men Are Less Successful in the Job Market Posted: 12 May 2014 11:23 PM PDT It is a source of constant amazement to me that bright people adopt the corrupt thinking of progressive socialist democrats and continue to substitute motion over action …  Education Sec. to Probe Why Young Black and Hispanic Men Are ‘Less Successful’ in the Job Market Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on Monday will host an Internet discussion aimed at uncovering why young black and Hispanic men are “less successful” in the job market and in school, and what causes encounters between them and law enforcement. The discussion is part of President Barack Obama’s “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative, which the administration announced in February. That initiative created a task force including Duncan as education secretary, and is meant to develop proposals to “enhance positive outcomes and eliminate or reduce negative ones” for young black and Hispanic men.  Source: Education Sec. to Probe Why Young Black and Hispanic Men Are ‘Less Successful’ in the Job Market | TheBlaze.com Arne Duncan is no fool, but he is a product of the corrupt Chicago political machine … Duncan is both bright, having attended the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools and Harvard University, where he graduated magna cum laude in 1987 with a bachelor's degree in sociology, and no stranger to the corrupt politics of the Chicago Machines as he served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Chicago Public Schools under the corrupt Daley Administration. <Source> The easy-to-answer question … There should be little or no doubt in anyone’s mind why minorities are less successful in the job market and have greater interaction with law enforcement. It is the fault of progressive socialist democrats, a group of self-serving individuals who want to appear to be public-spirited while simultaneously seeking additional political power and lining their pockets with the proceeds of corruption. Explain to me where the billions of dollars slated for educating minorities has gone? Where most of the funding goes for new infrastructure and union-controlled personnel costs rather than being spent educating the nation’s children? Where political deals with powerful unions and special interests are more important than graduation rates? Where incompetent and dangerous teachers are tolerated and educational tests are dumbed-down so that the public gets the impression that there is the potential for improvement in the educational system if and only if they agree to increased taxes? Explain to me the theory that everyone needs to be pushed into a college – when many would benefit greatly from learning vocational schools? Explain to me why fewer and fewer able-bodied men are found in K-12 education where they could provide discipline and stem gang activity? Why are little boys expected to behave like polite little girls or face being drugged into submission? Why are character-building games and social encounters regulated to the point where everyone gets a participation ribbon and a person who makes the wrong gesture with their fingers is a matter for the police? Explain to me why the progressive socialist democrats scream about crime and demand gun control? Gun control that has proven ineffective in the minority communities and simply creates a larger pool of victims demanding larger governmental involvement to keep them safe and secure? Has anyone noticed that the progressive socialist democrats do not treat minority gangs like domestic terrorists? Could it be that they are protecting both their constituency and big crime? Yes, big crime! Organized crime. As in large unionized law enforcement, an expanding unionized judiciary, unionized institutions for incarceration and treatment of criminals. Only when the public becomes outraged, do these progressive socialist democrats demand more taxes for more government and law enforcement. And, nothing changes. Why is it that the progressive socialist democrats in Hollywood and elsewhere have no problem glorifying violence and a misogynous culture, and are not subject to the ridicule of society for their hypocrisy and called-out for their dangerous contribution to society? Why are people sitting around and watching minorities adults call each other Uncle Toms, Aunt Jemimas, Tio Tacos,etc. while children are being hazed as turning their back on “the culture”when they refuse outlandish dress, use standard English, or achieve high scores in school? The hard-to-implement answer … I personally know of a Chicago Superintendent of Schools whose honest and forthright actions to reform the system ran afoul of the political powers and was simply paid-off to go away. How can honest, well-meaning individuals be protected against the malevolent political and union forces that want the dung heap to remain dysfunctional and profitable? That is the real answer to the question! Bottom line … The answers are not to be found on the Internet, but within ourselves. Why do “We the People” tolerate corrupt politicians and public employee unions who are demonstrably damaging America and Americans? You want to fix the problem, start by removing progressive socialist democrats from local, state, and federal government. Disbanding public employee unions. And, dissolving federal control over education. There is no need to support costly and ineffective duplicative bureaucracies, to see your money go to Washington, only to see in trickle back in the form of coercive demands to push a more radical progressive socialist agenda in our school system. With the progressive socialist democrats it is never about reform, but ‘go along to get along’ or ‘do as I say, not as I do.’ That is, until these corrupt miscreants are stopped at the ballot box or imprisoned in a hell of their own making. -- steve

Kulula is a low-cost South-African airline that doesn't take itself too seriously. Check out their new livery! And get a kick out of the comments at the end of the photos. Notice the labeling on the plane.

Kulula is a low-cost South-African airline that doesn't take itself too seriously. Check out their new livery! And get a kick out of the comments at the end of the photos. Notice the labeling on the plane.

WHAT A PITY KULULA DOESN'T FLY INTERNATIONALLY - WE SHOULD SUPPORT THEM IF ONLY FOR THEIR HUMOUR - SO TYPICALLY SOUTH AFRICAN.

 

Kulula is an Airline with head office situated in Johannesburg . Kulula airline attendants make an effort to make the in-flight "safety lecture" and announcements a bit more entertaining. 
Here are some real examples that have been heard or reported: 


On a Kulula flight, (there is no assigned seating, you just sit where you want) passengers were apparently having a hard time choosing, when a flight attendant announced, 
"People, people we're not picking out furniture here, find a seat and get in it !" 
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On another flight with a very "senior" flight attendant crew, the pilot said, 
"Ladies and gentlemen, we've reached cruising altitude and will be turning down the cabin lights. This is for your comfort and to enhance the appearance of your flight attendants." 
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On landing, the stewardess said, 
"Please be sure to take all of your belongings.. If you're going to leave anything, please make sure it 's something we'd like to have." 
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"There may be 50 ways to leave your lover, but there are only 4 ways out of this airplane." 
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"Thank you for flying Kulula. We hope you enjoyed giving us the business as much as we enjoyed taking you for a ride."
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As the plane landed and was coming to a stop at Durban Airport , a lone voice came over the loudspeaker: 
"Whoa, big fella. WHOA!" 
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After a particularly rough landing during thunderstorms in the Karoo, a flight attendant on a flight announced, "Please take care when opening the overhead compartments because, after a landing like that, sure as hell everything has shifted."
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From a Kulula employee: 
"Welcome aboard Kulula 2     71 to Port Elizabeth . To operate your seat belt, insert the metal tab into the buckle, and pull tight. It works just like every other seat belt; and, if you don't know how to operate one, you probably shouldn't be out in public unsupervised." 
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"In the event of a sudden loss of cabin pressure, masks will descend from the ceiling. Stop screaming, grab the mask, and pull it over your face. If you have a small child traveling with you, secure your mask before assisting with theirs. If you are traveling with more than one small child, pick your favorite." 
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"Weather at our destination is 50 degrees with some broken clouds, but we'll try to have them fixed before we arrive. Thank you, and remember, nobody loves you, or your money, more than Kulula Airlines." 
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"Your seat cushions can be used for flotation; and in the event of an emergency water landing, please paddle to shore and take them with our compliments." 
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"As you exit the plane, make sure to gather all of your belongings. Anything left behind will be distributed evenly among the flight attendants. Please do not leave children or spouses.." 
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And from the pilot during his welcome message: 
"Kulula Airlines is pleased to announce that we have some of the best flight attendants in the industry. Unfortunately, none of them are on this flight!" 
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Heard on Kulula 2 55 just after a very hard landing in Cape Town : The flight attendant came on the intercom and said, 
"That was quite a bump and I know what y'all are thinking. I'm here to tell you it wasn't the airline's fault, it wasn't the pilot's fault, it wasn't the flight attendant's fault, it was the asphalt." 
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Overheard on a Kulula flight into Cape Town , on a particularly windy and bumpy day: During the final approach, the Captain really had to fight it. After an extremely hard landing, the Flight Attendant said, 
"Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to The Mother City. Please remain in your seats with your seat belts fastened while the Captain taxis what's left of our airplane to the gate!" 
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Another flight attendant's comment on a less than perfect landing: "We ask you to please remain seated as Captain Kangaroo bounces us to the terminal." 
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An airline pilot wrote that on this particular flight he had hammered his ship into the runway really hard. The airline had a policy which required the first officer to stand at the door while the passengers exited, smile, and give them a "Thanks for flying our airline". He said that, in light of his bad landing, he had a hard time looking the passengers in the eye, thinking that someone would have a smart comment. Finally everyone had gotten off except for a little old lady walking with a cane. She said, 
"Sir, do you mind if I ask you a question?" 
"Why, no Ma'am," said the pilot. "What is it ?" 
The little old lady said, 
"Did we land, or were we shot down?" 
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After a real crusher of a landing in Johannesburg, the attendant came on with, 
"Ladies and Gentlemen, please remain in your seats until Captain Crash and the Crew have brought the aircraft to a screeching halt against the gate. And, once the tire smoke has cleared and the warning bells are silenced, we will open the door and you can pick your way through the wreckage to the terminal.."
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Part of a flight attendant's arrival announcement: 
"We'd like to thank you folks for flying with us today.. And, the next time you get the insane urge to go blasting through the skies in a pressurized metal tube, we hope you'll think of Kulula Airways." 
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Heard on a Kulula flight: 
"Ladies and gentlemen, if you wish to smoke, the smoking section on this airplane is on the wing.. If you can light 'em, you can smoke 'em."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gotta Love this Policeman...

 

A motorcycle police officer stops a driver for shooting through a red light. The driver is a real jerk, steps out of his car and comes striding toward the officer, demanding to know why he is being harassed by the Gestapo!

 

So the officer calmly tells him of the red light violation.  The motorist instantly goes on a tirade, questioning the officer's ancestry, sexual orientation, etc., in rather explicit offensive terms.  The tirade goes on without the officer saying anything.

 

When the officer finishes writing the ticket he puts an "AH" in the lower right corner of the narrative portion of the ticket.  He then hands it to the 'violator' for his signature.  The guy signs the ticket angrily, and when presented with his copy points to the "AH" and demands to know what it stands for.

The officer says, "That's so when we go to court, I'll remember that you're an asshole!"

Two months later they're in court.  The 'violator' has a bad driving record with a high number of points and is in danger of losing his license, so he hired a lawyer to represent him.

 

On the stand the officer testifies to seeing the man run through the red light.  Under cross examination the defense attorney asks, "Officer is this a reasonable facsimile of the ticket that you issued to my client?"

The Officer responds, "Yes, sir, that is the defendant's copy, his signature and mine, same number at the top."

The Lawyer questions, "Officer, is there any particular marking or notation on this ticket you don't normally make?"

"Yes, sir, in the lower right corner of the narrative there is an "AH" underlined."

"And what does the "AH" stand for, Officer?" 

"Aggressive and hostile, Sir." 

"Aggressive and hostile?" 

"Yes, Sir.

"Officer, are you sure it doesn't stand for asshole?"

Well, sir, you know your client better than I do. 

~~~~ How often can you get an attorney to convict his own client!!~~~~ 

Great Dog Story – very touching

Great Dog Story – very touching They told me the big black Lab's name was Reggie, as I looked at him lying in his pen. The shelter was clean, no-kill, and the people really friendly. I'd only been in the area for six months, but everywhere I went in the small college town, people were welcoming and open. Everyone waves when you pass them on the street. But something was still missing as I attempted to settle in to my new life here, and I thought a dog couldn't hurt. Give me someone to talk to. And I had just seen Reggie's advertisement on the local news. The shelter said they had received numerous calls right after, but they said the people who had come down to see him just didn't look like "Lab people," whatever that meant. They must've thought I did. But at first, I thought the shelter had misjudged me in giving me Reggie and his things, which consisted of a dog pad, bag of toys almost all of which were brand new tennis balls, his dishes and a sealed letter from his previous owner. See, Reggie and I didn't really hit it off when we got home. We struggled for two weeks (which is how long the shelter told me to give him to adjust to his new home). Maybe it was the fact that I was trying to adjust, too. Maybe we were too much alike. I saw the sealed envelope. I had completely forgotten about that. "Okay, Reggie," I said out loud, "let's see if your previous owner has any advice." _____________________ To Whomever Gets My Dog: Well, I can't say that I'm happy you're reading this, a letter I told the shelter could only be opened by Reggie's new owner. I'm not even happy writing it. He knew something was different. So let me tell you about my Lab in the hopes that it will help you bond with him and he with you. First, he loves tennis balls. The more the merrier. Sometimes I think he's part squirrel, the way he hoards them. He usually always has two in his mouth, and he tries to get a third in there. Hasn't done it yet. Doesn't matter where you throw them, he'll bound after them, so be careful. Don't do it by any roads. Next, commands. Reggie knows the obvious ones ---"sit," "stay," "come," "heel." He knows hand signals, too: He knows "ball" and "food" and "bone" and "treat" like nobody's business. Feeding schedule: twice a day, regular store-bought stuff; the shelter has the brand. He's up on his shots. Be forewarned: Reggie hates the vet. Good luck getting him in the car. I don't know how he knows when it's time to go to the vet, but he knows. Finally, give him some time. It's only been Reggie and me for his whole life. He's gone everywhere with me, so please include him on your daily car rides if you can. He sits well in the backseat, and he doesn't bark or complain. He just loves to be around people, and me most especially. And that's why I need to share one more bit of info with you... His name's not Reggie. He's a smart dog, he'll get used to it and will respond to it, of that I have no doubt. But I just couldn't bear to give them his real name. But if someone is reading this .. well it means that his new owner should know his real name. His real name is "Tank." Because, that is what I drive. I told the shelter that they couldn't make "Reggie" available for adoption until they received word from my company commander. You see, my parents are gone, I have no siblings, no one I could've left Tank with ... and it was my only real request of the Army upon my deployment to Iraq, that they make one phone call to the shelter .. in the "event" ... to tell them that Tank could be put up for adoption. Luckily, my CO is a dog-guy, too, and he knew where my platoon was headed. He said he'd do it personally. And if you're reading this, then he made good on his word. Tank has been my family for the last six years, almost as long as the Army has been my family. And now I hope and pray that you make him part of your family, too, and that he will adjust and come to love you the same way he loved me. If I have to give up Tank to keep those terrible people from coming to the US I am glad to have done so. He is my example of service and of love. I hope I honored him by my service to my country and comrades. All right, that's enough. I deploy this evening and have to drop this letter off at the shelter. Maybe I'll peek in on him and see if he finally got that third tennis ball in his mouth. Good luck with Tank. Give him a good home, and give him an extra kiss goodnight - every night - from me. Thank you, Paul Mallory _____________________ I folded the letter and slipped it back in the envelope. Sure, I had heard of Paul Mallory, everyone in town knew him, even new people like me. Local kid, killed in Iraq a few months ago and posthumously earning the Silver Star when he gave his life to save three buddies. Flags had been at half-mast all summer. I leaned forward in my chair and rested my elbows on my knees, staring at the dog. "Hey, Tank," I said quietly. The dog's head whipped up, his ears cocked and his eyes bright. "C'mere boy." He was instantly on his feet, his nails clicking on the hardwood floor. He sat in front of me, his head tilted, searching for the name he hadn't heard in months. "Tank," I whispered. His tail swished. I kept whispering his name, over and over, and each time, his ears lowered, his eyes softened, and his posture relaxed as a wave of contentment just seemed to flood him. I stroked his ears, rubbed his shoulders, buried my face into his scruff and hugged him. "It's me now, Tank, just you and me. Your old pal gave you to me." Tank reached up and licked my cheek. "So whatdaya say we play some ball?" His ears perked again. "Yeah? Ball? You like that? Ball?" Tank tore from my hands and disappeared into the next room. And when he came back, he had three tennis balls in his mouth. If you can read this without getting a lump in your throat or a tear in your eye, you just ain't right. =========================================================================== "The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him." G. K. Chesterton 'In God We Trust' Will be on every e-mail I send out from now on because, I don't want to lose our right to say it!

PRESIDENT OBAMA GIVES HOUSE SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER TANNING TIPS Posted: 11 May 2014 12:19 PM PDT Considering that President Obama is complicit in usurping the law-making power of Congress using signing acts, many authorizing unconstitutional interpretations of the law, is complicit in a number of Administration cover-ups where he asserts”Executive Privilege,” has instructed Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to bottle up almost all republican legislation, and will refuse to sign even bi-partisan reform measures, what else can they be talking about other than John Boehner’s tanning regimen?

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PRESIDENT OBAMA GIVES HOUSE SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER TANNING TIPS Posted: 11 May 2014 12:19 PM PDT Considering that President Obama is complicit in usurping the law-making power of Congress using signing acts, many authorizing unconstitutional interpretations of the law, is complicit in a number of Administration cover-ups where he asserts”Executive Privilege,” has instructed Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to bottle up almost all republican legislation, and will refuse to sign even bi-partisan reform measures, what else can they be talking about other than John Boehner’s tanning regimen?

Stop This Insanity: the insanity of bogus TEA Party pitches? Posted: 11 May 2014 12:42 AM PDT The TEA Party concept continues to be exploited for fund-raising and political advantage … The TEA Party was a loosely-knit group of ordinary citizens; republicans, democrats, and independents that promoted the concept of a smaller government, less taxes, less regulation, and less corruption.Not necessarily a right-wing or conservative group, but a group that would support politicians and legislations that furthered its agenda. Designed to be leaderless, the TEA Party could not be attacked using conventional demonization and denunciation because it was just people, like you and me, coming together to offer our vote and our money to politicians and causes that met with our approval. The TEA (Taxed Enough Already) Party was never meant to be an organized political party with the self-serving infrastructure and bureaucracy that seems to serve itself, aggregating funds and political influence, while it pumps out conservative themes. But that is just what happened. Corrupt politicians, political fund-raisers, and opportunists took to the internet and airwaves to create specific organizations and engage in traditional fundraising. All while using the standard political tactics of “us versus them” pitches or breathless pleas for money – often citing the dire consequences of not donating. Here is one such personalized e-mail pitch I just received with the subject line: “Our Movement Will Die.” Of course, the e-mail was addressed to my blog e-mail, an address that is not used for any political activities.  From “The Tea Party.net” … Dear Patriot, I'm going to lay it out honestly for you, the Tea Party is as close as we've ever been to being permanently exiled to the political wilderness. We've always believed that no matter how they lied about us, smeared our leaders, or sabotaged our efforts, our righteous mission would overcome. We kept working and winning and the movement kept growing. We continue to secure important policy and electoral victories that most people never hear about. We've been forced to drag spineless Republican "leadership" kicking and screaming into every confrontation with the Obama administration.  Without the Tea Party movement Barack Obama, Eric Holder, Hillary Clinton, Lois Lerner, and the rest of this dangerous administration would have never even faced a challenge on the disaster known as Obamacare. I'm not embarrassed to admit that sometimes when I think about our opponents unlimited cash supply, control of the instruments of authority, and domination of the media I get overwhelmed.  It's at those times I think about my children and how much worse it will be for them, unless we fight. For inspiration imagine how distressing it must have been for the generations that fought off the English empire, the robber barons, Hitler and half the world.  We need to raise what sounds like a lot of money this week, $100,000.  Our opponents happily waste that kind of campaign money daily, it's easy because it's our money!   Even their campaign money is our money because it was bought with the distribution of our tax dollars.  We are not so fortunate, we have to stretch every penny and even though this email will reach nearly a million people, it's tough times for 'We The People'. Whatever you can give, we need. We are setting up a special package for everyone who donates at least $20.  It will be filled with patriotic and Tea Party gear.  We have not finalized the details just yet but give at least $20 and you'll get some awesome gear and we'll get the resources we so desperately need. Thank you, Todd Cefaratti Freedom Organizer So who is this “Freedom Organizer,” a title that I have never seen used before? Todd Cefaratti: Freedom Organizer A graduate of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), the University of California Irvine (UCI) and (HBS) Harvard Business School Executive Program. Todd Cefaratti holds degrees in economics, marketing and digital marketing. Todd is one of the top internet marketing experts in his field. Todd is also the founder of the nonprofit organization TheTeaParty.net which began in 2009 at the height of the Tea Party movement and today is recognized as one of the top national Tea Party organizations in the movement. The organization is still growing at over a 1000 new patriots every day and going strong with over 3,000,000 loyal active members. Todd is also the CEO of a major marketing consulting and fundraising organization and the Editor of the Tea Party News Network. In his spare time, Todd is active with his wife and two daughters in their Christian church and Christian school that both daughters attend. Source: Todd Cefaratti: Freedom Organizer - The Tea Party Certainly this can’t be THE tea party, so who or what is this? I can’t find any proof that this is one of the top national Tea Party organizations in the movement. Here are thetop organizations that I found … 501(c)(4) non-profit organizations: Tea Party Patriots, an organization with more than 1,000 affiliated groups across the nation that proclaims itself to be the "Official Home of the Tea Party Movement". Americans for Prosperity, an organization founded by David H. Koch in 2003, and led by Tim Phillips. The group has over 1 million members in 500 local affiliates and led protests against health care reform in 2009. FreedomWorks, an organization led by Matt Kibbe. Like Americans for Prosperity, the group has over 1 million members in 500 local affiliates. It makes local and national candidate endorsements. Tea Party Express, a national bus tour run by Our Country Deserves Better PAC, itself a conservative political action committee created by Sacramento-based Republican consulting firm Russo, Marsh, and Associates. From their TheTeaParty.net website … TheTeaParty.net is a division of Stop This Insanity, Inc. and is a national non-profit 501 (c)(4) organization created in 2009 for the education and advancement of the constitutional conservative values of the Tea Party Movement. First, let us explain what the Tea Party Movement actually is. There is no single national “TEA PARTY” organization, so do not let anyone tell you otherwise. This is a truly grassroots movement embracing many issues and many names: TEA, Patriot, Liberty, Conservative. There are several thousand, completely independent groups across the Nation fighting in their own way to restore our America before it is too late. We have contributed or sponsored other Tea Party, conservative and charitable non-profit organizations and events, including:  Campaign to Defeat Obama, Wounded Warrior Project, Contract From America Org, Patriot Action Network. ACU and CPAC, Tea Party Express National Bus Tours, and many others. Looks like the standard disclaimers needed for legal purposes. So who are these people and what are others saying?  Arizona-based website took nearly $500,000 in donations but didn’t turn out support for tea party or candidates A website run out of Arizona, ostensibly to support the so-called tea party movement, is under scrutiny after a local news organization dug into their finances and ownership, only to find what some may characterize as a remarkable scam. According to Federal Election Commission (FEC) disclosure forms, JoinTheTeaParty.us took in approximately $469,000 in donations this year and spent roughly half its budget on marketing, with the rest going to distinctly non-political avenues. In fact, according to CBS 5 in Phoenix, there’s no evidence the group spent so much as a dime to promote tea party candidates or related events. FEC forms pulled by CBS affiliate show the group spent nearly $200,000 on search engine optimization and Google sponsorship, along with Facebook ads promoting their website. Submitting a Google search for “tea party” returned with the site atop the list of results. They even advertised the site on Craigslist, with an impassioned appeal to “patriots” who may be sympathetic to conservative causes. Ironically enough, the ad states numerous times that this group in particular is a “marketing campaign” with a fundraising goal of $500,000 per week. The domain is owned by Todd Cefaratti, an Arizona businessman with a background in data collection. His other business specializes in mining contact information and reselling the leads to clients in the reverse mortgage industry.“Thousands” of donors have given their personal contact information and credit card numbers to the tea party site, according to CBS. In spite of the obvious political implications of calling a group part of the tea party, which is not an official organization or political party, Cefaratti’s website is run by “Stop This Insanity, Inc.,” a 501(c)4 organization — meaning, they are not a solely political organization and they’re exempt from federal income taxes. <Source> Whoops … There's Money to Be Made in Milking the Tea Party, 'Natch! Whether you call him a marketing guru, a hotshot data-miner, a crass opportunist, a reverse mortgage huckster, or a Tea Party entrepreneurial role model, Todd Cefaratti isn't letting any grass grow under his feet. Now that the government shutdown is history (at least temporarily), Cefaratti has moved on to greener pastures; telling supporters that the Democratic Party has "declared all–out war on the Tea Party." Cefaratti is the editor of, and writer for an entity called the Tea Party News Network (TPNN). He is also the founder of the nonprofit 501(c)(4) organization TheTeaParty.net, a project of Stop This Insanity, Inc. Various bios point out that Ceferatti is "a former upper management and marketing executive with firms such as National City (now PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.), CTX Mortgage Co., and Bank of America Corporation, ... [and] President and CEO of reverse mortgage lead provider Glengary Inc. Earlier this year, the Institute for Research & Education on Human Rights' Leonard Zeskind and Devin Burghart reported that TeaParty.net "is largely a list-building money-generating machine. Cefaratti has a background in data harvesting, mining contact information and then reselling the leads to clients in the reverse mortgage industry. "... Stop This Insanity, Inc., was founded as a political action committee in Arizona in early 2010 by Cefaratti and Ron Dove, who became TheTeaParty.net's treasurer and human resources manager. The PAC was terminated in November 2010, while it was in the process of losing a lawsuit with the Federal Election Commission. It also developed a bad reputation with other Tea Party groups after raising money ($469,000 between January and October 2010), and then not funding rallies or candidates. <Source> Bottom line … From what I have read, the organization that pitched me appears to be nothing more than a scam, bring disrepute to the Tea Party Movement and conservatives who are fighting for smaller government, lower taxes, less regulation and less political corruption. Ironically, the very organization pursuing this agenda appears to be corrupt itself. The best advice I can give comes from the Better Business Bureau …”Investigate BEFORE you Invest.” Advice for those who send blind political pitches for funds to OneCitizenSpeaking … it can blow up in your face should your political appeal appear to be tainted with commercialism or corruption. -- steve Reference Links… Stop This Insanity, Inc. Employee Leadership Fund, et al. v. FEC FEC Documents Tea Party scam groups that raise millions FOR THEMSELVES Mystery Group Gets D.C. Help -- TheTeaParty.net Offers Few Clues About Goals Cefaratti, who splits his time between his marketing consulting business and a second company that specializes in connecting loan officers with seniors interested in reverse mortgages, set up TheTeaParty.net last year as the tea party movement started to galvanize voters and dollars around “outsider” Republican candidates. At the same time, he established a political action committee, called Stop This Insanity, which raised nearly $500,000 in the months leading up to the 2010 midterm elections. From March to October 2010, the committee spent just less than half that. Nearly all of its expenditures went to advertising services, airfare, lodging and promotional paraphernalia such as buttons and T-shirts, according to federal records. The group has left very little trail since it was founded last spring, organizing few, if any, events. Federal records show no donations to candidates in the last election cycle. But come Election Day, lawyers for TheTeaParty.net notified the Federal Election Commission that it was dissolving the PAC arm of its operation. When asked what had become of the $258,000 remaining in the committee’s account, the group’s spokeswoman said she didn’t know.