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Conservatives. He believes we are in the process of repopulating the Republican Party with people who believe in something, and that something is what we in the TEA Party believe in; namely fiscal responsibility, constitutionally limited government and the free market system. The names Ted Cruz, Rand Paul and Mike Lee came up often. Matt explained how our TEA Party movement has morphed from a grassroots uprising to a real paradigm shift.“ I believe this is a paradigm shift, not just a grassroots uprising. The world has permanently changed because of the internet and the decentralization of information.” He stressed how the New York Times, the two major political parties, and a few corporations no longer make the decisions. He believes this bodes well for the future of constitutional conservative candidates. He used the Ted Cruz victory in the Senate as a good example as Cruz ran against a very entrenched public politician and was given basically no chance of winning. Through the connections of many TEA Partiers and Conservatives using the new media, Ted Cruz won against all odds. Matt expressed the view that the insiders in Washington may act as if they have no concerns regarding the TEA Parties, but believes they are“ scared to death” of us because they know we are serious when we say“ balance the budget!”.“ When it comes time to get out the vote, can you actually share that burden? When it comes time to read a piece of legislation, can you share that burden? That’ s different today and in that world I think Freedom Works”, said Matt regarding how things have really changed.“ This is not about politics. This is about changing the very notion of what people think their responsibilities are to their community and their government” Matt closed by giving those in the audience hope for the future, even here in Hawaii. He said Hawaii, as a blue state, and other blue and purple states,“ are big opportunities for us, if we get our act together; it’ s got to be about building a community and it’ s got to be about building it based on a set of values.” http:// www. freedomworks. org /
TPM President Jim Wagoner( right) treats the crowd to a patriotic serenade before Matt Kibbe( left) begins his talk.
WISE WORDS
“ So that the record of history is absolutely crystal clear. That there is no alternative way, so far discovered, of improving the lot of the ordinary people that can hold a candle to the productive activities that are unleashed by a free enterprise system.”
-Milton Friedman
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