Sunday's Tea Party on Lexington Battle Green shut down by pro-gay Republicans.
The Tea Party _scheduled for this Sunday afternoon July 25,_ (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103581940539&s=17044&e=001451xzqWjOelmjWjbgn5WyhXDttwyZmp1Sw AZrzf5PsBExP1VeBiOB11G0YPwTMADkRLvxEestgT9xnENZ9UGt0eYqLnMkeDi-VK5Qniy7Gnm7s uCURV16GrYryaiDBNJGJuO_rmSHKZZTMPb1zWqNorpyXYauEa0KEUf0K7IHu5mf9mKxMTWyQnC56 JyZQC7) on the historic Lexington Battle Green has been canceled. It's the only time in America, to our knowledge, that a Tea Party has been shut down by Republican activists. The organizers were forced to cancel the event by "Republicans" sympathetic to the homosexual movement and hostile to the parents' rights movement that exposes the taxpayer-supported homosexual agenda in the schools. The main speakers, prodded by a socially liberal Tea Party (and Republican) activist, announced that because Brian Camenker of MassResistance was also speaking, they would not participate. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ part of Wikipedia short article Brian Camenker is a _conservative_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_conservatism) _activist_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activism) in _Massachusetts_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts) . He is the leader of _MassResistance_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MassResistance) . Camenker resides in _Newton_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton,_Massachusetts) , Massachusetts, where he participated in local politics and was a critic of the city's _liberal_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberalism) government and populace. For two years he was President of the Newton Taxpayers Association. He seems to be decent and as well informed as he can make himself, but is given to some real stretches, like seeing a connection between homosexuality and environmental issues, which strikes me as off base. However, he is respected for his criticisms of homosexuality by NARTH, a group which, of any group, is most well informed on the issue and most responsible. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- The cancellation was first _reported in the local newspaper, the Lexington Minuteman._ (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103581940539&s=17044&e=001451xzqWjOeniK6-4LrmjYZGIzZUc-j9zMEOynUFNcj8UqAZkjZxsPJd_vdKMuBt0igzb_A1y0EPEI82BFC1 wK64K54JM6M1A0xDJWqhxCB-s8UJj89ivVU3FpDf1FL31mF0LQlf2JvChMk-81spbG7IQq8eDjg4 FyQo0BoCQ1MOa2MrUXNUGyZZx7oQs7mstoMZc75fSQu0-A5bxhLtytg==) Eric Dahlberg, a left-wing Republican candidate for State Senate, told the newspaper "Some consider MassResistance a hate group, I don't want to be within a mile of an event that gives someone like that [Camenker] a stage." Unbelievably, Dahlberg was followed by most of the other "conservative" speakers for the event, who contacted Tea Party organizer Jesse Segovia and told him that they would not participate if Camenker was included! MassResistance has been a Tea Party favorite Needless to say, this attack came as a bit of a shock. Over the last several months Brian Camenker of MassResistance has been the main speaker at Tea Parties in _South Boston_ (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103581940539&s=17044&e=001451xzqWjOengP4QCw3uPhf5OsXWUQlO5q8o7Lxwfd4E7eNu9IS5I4GVVkJOaSwQqhCp_P o7NN1kPhtC-R81Ifm3qAZIj9H45tt5mrMyHZQtFexKFh0AhNoGGfNnIBjoyjI1tnBX09fDUwoFXZ qJrSRrth6jOUdh4StwDVN5Q7OM=) , _East Longmeadow,_ (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103581940539&s=17044&e=001451xzqWjOencibDMAYh4f9bvfik7JLrmwYkXXYYlESg7V tyPlekU75k-0hP2t8F3RClHMyrdwlAmw36KEZOp0nDpLgPsl7jUOlipjfEGnp5PEvPROqyq0GjjB FLW5t4LTKsxNuHVE58wHoxFp73muBcUETdNm9twLQeQcBMbaAjIjTNWYpNhjQ==) and _Chicopee,_ (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103581940539&s=17044&e=001451xzqWjOenVaKNEbqcf0hgZXU8vKeFS2pK79yrNr5HKMhgffDnFtVqUFpDOEgS9INTMAmf3-Ygeo4dPxGg9a6MyK lVMhJJ13dHIcTVxswWyFwem21IimC_fqoyvnIIPlGL1qXctYWMXU7zg-Qw4FdmByDclUHHJOHlqm l_aiVjOPP7SyuBg5g==) as well as being invited by its organizer to an _exclusive Tea Party breakfast with Sen. Scott Brown_ (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103581940539&s=17044&e=001451xzqWjOelarrlnfrblYuNo3m0gO0h7RoHTqHC2Y2KAEG NCAPAlSa037GyDRDi0Cd32XYF0s0ri1azafGqk1iCeixHFs5-mpmPrVdzfIy7qtyhWc7imMlGTGp VKFrBEMkpsxVaBZ2LkGTpBvzVvJdcRWcjGseZ1SdgGDcOmT1GxmHCRwbYJg5m97cW376Yr) (back when he was still popular with Tea Partiers). At all of those speaking events, Camenker and MassResistance were received extremely well. Sunday's Lexington Tea Party was considered a fairly major event, and people that we know of had been planning to attend from as far away as western Massachusetts. Phony "hate group" excuse The so-called conservatives used the excuse that MassResistance has been called a "hate group" by the _Southern Poverty Law Center_ (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103581940539&s=17044&e=001451xzqWjOelCs5KdtZJETx1ahl0DDW9p1NN19 s_DK92KMrz8xLAcOZgynQK1Kwj8eWBrWAUbuEv2GCXGdE6xmE3C1CUwYmmLs4Y0DhA1oAEedTCu- pwVjDNpWCa3dbjJi0PeEuuicWfQAICx_FW-wg==) (SPLC), a far-left extremist group. The SPLC has also targeted major immigration reform groups, Christian groups, Glenn Beck, Rep. Ron Paul, Rep. Michelle Bachmann and the Tea Party movement itself. The SPLC has been widely discredited across the political spectrum for this kind of reckless and libelous activity........... Ironically, one theme of Sunday's Lexington rally was to confront other phony "hate" charges -- the NAACP's absurd charges of racism and "bigotry" against the Tea Party movement. Spiked by a Tea Party activist / political consultant MassResistance has talked to several people and gotten first-hand accounts of what happened. It apparently started with Christen Varley, head of the "Greater Boston Tea Party", a different Tea Party organization than the Lexington group. Varley is also an employee of Massachusetts Family Institute (MFI), a "moderate" pro-family group, through an MFI affiliate that consults with political candidates. (Some would say that is a conflict of interest.) She also has strong ties to the state Republican establishment. This week Varley contacted the Lexington Tea Party's speakers and advised them -- in fairly strong terms -- not to appear if Camenker was included. Then she called Jesse Segovia, informed him she had contacted the speakers, and advised him not to have Camenker as part of the event. Varley did this even though she had no official connection with the Lexington event. About that same time Jesse started getting calls from his speakers. They specifically mentioned Camenker and said they were canceling if Camenker was involved. He even got a call from the Lexington Minuteman newspaper. To his credit, he refused to back down to that pressure. But eventually so many speakers cancelled, that he cancelled the event entirely -- which apparently was Varley's objective. A moderate well-liked by the mainstream media Unlike other Tea Party leaders around the country, Varley is well-liked by the mainstream media. She's considered sensible and moderate by the establishment press. (Not like the other Tea Party "rabble" which the media have only contempt for.) As head of the Greater Boston Tea Party she's had numerous friendly articles published about her in the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, and even the Wall Street Journal, as well as many "softball" local radio interviews. By her own admission, Varley tries to exclude discussion of "social issues" from all of her Tea Party events. It's all about fiscal issues, she says. Hostility to the parents' rights movement. Last year Varley invited MassResistance to speak at one of her Tea Party events, but under the condition that we did not talk about the homosexual agenda in schools. After we refused and told others about her restriction, Varley left several angry phone messages at our office, referring to parents who were battling the gay agenda in the schools as "nut jobs." Hall of shame Besides _Christen Varley_ (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103581940539&s=17044&e=001451xzqWjOemulDTW3HK_S8MGiy7eYmj170BvGXDldn8ieYsf5hrEMAmIwDnbb344Sk30Z eHjeCuvuu734qw3_uNHe2HinO3RGP9AywRhx0uAZJjkzk5tnPIoPxunCBKFUAqV29fsahweBxirP 6aT0BHKJC18xVoqnVY9XYMq8Zg70OEuT9SGt-cP8dJ2bB1j55ptqxrDq_g=) (who should be at the top of this list) the following were scheduled to speak at the Tea Party but said they would not come if Camenker was there. (Note: Some of these were added to the roster after the original list was published.) * _Todd Feinburg._ (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103581940539&s=17044&e=001451xzqWjOemUmX3pJPZLRf3VAKDNXUaPZXcV04sAjQywVnBVrtdmquD8oOhbyzscs_f5_f M3qOQWjNBkDnRjuVUXoWZkAyaduvMdBozBqpcfkXDN9tDL3Q2oRLzq_VOP) Feinburg is a well-known "fiscally conservative" WRKO morning radio talk show host who has been a speaker at several Tea Parties around the state, including the one in Boston with Sarah Palin. Feinburg's "shtick" is that everyone should vote for Republicans because Democrats are "destroying the country." He seems to view social conservatives as a fringe element not worth paying attention to. Strangely, Feinburg once had Camenker on his weekend national radio show for three hours. At the Waltham Tea Party last month, Feinburg and Camenker briefly talked. Feinburg gave Camenker his email and invited him to send him some of the MassResistance material. Apparently he wasn't too serious about that. We've been sending it to him (without any response). Feinburg recently had the anti-illegal immigration group FAIR (Federation for American Immigration Reform) on his show. FAIR is also on the SPLC's "hate" list. That didn't seem to bother Feinburg, though. Maybe it's just pro-family "haters" he has problems with. * _Carla Howell._ (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103581940539&s=17044&e=001451xzqWjOekZhsBcCcfg05kfrOZENFmIfwmNaT-a7QVuuZv_kpIwoClqrLcaMmUw4082_pL uBUGsw83td5bTKKSOlg1dxsqSygNGLd_-ZxsWpOmSjgSymw==) She is a Libertarian who is championing the effort to roll back the sales tax to 3 percent. She apparently wants to appease her base among the pro-gay movement by not appearing with Camenker, because MassResistance opposes the homosexual agenda in the schools, same-sex "marriage", the transgender agenda, etc. * _Eric Dahlberg._ (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103581940539&s=17044&e=001451xzqWjOemWrUQEB0EyFOzLs5PwNEeflAZFgrmNAScDek_85YoJelv5ErzZ8TxB6gsOeV ggN5XpkHOVEVrZnllmUUOq7sctZ7z-GIfJ7jLBnQaVXAaP_ahMBnt_ojS_) Dahlberg, mentioned above, is running against Sandi Martinez in the Republican primary for the State Senate seat held by Democrat Susan Fargo. In any other state Dahlberg would be a liberal Democrat. He is pro-choice, proudly supports same-sex "marriage" and admitted to the press that he is only a fiscal conservative for convenience. He is being supported by the pro-gay Republican establishment, apparently to stop pro-family Sandi Martinez from going further. * _Kamal Jain._ (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103581940539&s=17044&e=001451xzqWjOemzMwsfzaDh_-55V0DPm680NNhlA7iUQX0eMq6oBfrZicVjHV9fprBkTufjeVHFp CW0LIU-oayouwOcQbfHQ3W_gx27n70Euod0As2jDHJ0FQ==) Jain is running for state Auditor in the Republican primary against Mary Connaughton. Jain is trying to appeal to Libertarians, which includes those who support the homosexual agenda. He said he wouldn't come if Camenker was there. When pressed afterwards, his campaign staff said that they were misled by Varley. * _Mary Connaughton._ (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103581940539&s=17044&e=001451xzqWjOelsAgz6VGLjXtbWT46j6JEBC2Jg5Bn1do44_MKrg-rgUTkdHJmQrG9jtfm RcvQcJtr7ZEtCUSIpTLGiaXuBhKAt4p5RqAc4IH6OxnwrfvUd62-vr91wdFfS) Mary is running for state Auditor against Kamal Jain in the Republican primary. Mary didn't specifically say to Jesse that she was dropping out because of Camenker. Instead, her campaign staffer called to say she suddenly had a conflicting event. (We were told that she communicated to Varley that she was not coming because of Camenker, but we can't confirm that.) In any case, this is particularly annoying because back in 2004 when Mary was running for state rep MassResistance gave her a lot of help. Apparently, gratitude isn't Mary's long suit. There were some heroes Three of the invited speakers refused to yield to the pressure -- and were still willing to come and speak along with Camenker. All of these deserves your support: * _Gerry Dembrowski_ (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103581940539&s=17044&e=001451xzqWjOelRik4PmY3-uUY6XeHp-txC_QyDsPpL-zojNVJbpqCcfX2gOjecZmDunXX2 _6oaxmEDeBbb0eyDcoswf5OKED1l2_QdmTmsaIbycntK10bNEDjLq5i8B1lb) - Running for Congress against Ed Markey. * _Earl Sholley_ (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103581940539&s=17044&e=001451xzqWjOelP1qg dHB3n5TK4iBKNSMzOy-hZmqS-4_qUc6uQqIy1uicNquZgL6FrNgLLJ-us-q06QSeizOkB2PjcjvqlluG1rV9H_Dbb_rCyWCC6s-vAR902caZ4gbyb) - Running for Congress against Barney Frank. * _Mike Stopa_ (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103581940539&s=17044&e=001451xzqWjOekmV5FAKH2XRREbuHSdJUM4-Hj95tmQhmUQKpis3sdog1oMCAEgBXpeIuYo7ozKbL iomraaDRdI5v4P2nBDeK88U_eg0xdNFXMAPigsZVcssV5JbI-COv3W) - Running for Congress against Jim McGovern. * _Sandi Martinez_ (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103581940539&s=17044&e=001451xzqWjOelI-RZ7zqAKFgsyetlKtkbn985fUX-LrcTghWs9x7Sl45OoVI6-KyqJeL7UeP MKx77TS4tDZ2vZsBSQ_WVHoO-nMmm4E62XLbaM2XzDN_LtFvKiGz5cNd8o) - Running for State Senate in 3rd Middlesex District. And of course: _Jesse Segovia_ (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103581940539&s=17044&e=001451xzqWjOen_PHnmfq0E7CaJt4YZx-L5mSP-gTV07ZZLVb16Y8LNheGNXRWQyVEp ju7PBREZoA1mJVZ6tpYL113T8E8MEY0_W-7upxwigKXtyE26NvQJXKxY32gmyXage9GlEeLJurQ= ) . Jesse is a first-class guy, incredibly principled, and fearless. He is also Chairman of the Lexington Republican Party and Gerry Dembrowski's campaign manager. TAKE ACTION! We have never seen anything like this deliberately done to a Tea Party anywhere in America. It's an absolute disgrace, and represents the worst kind of anti-family RINO sleaziness. There are hundreds of thousands (and this year possibly millions) of taxpayer dollars going directly to the radical homosexual / transgender agenda in our schools to target children in Massachusetts. The idea that this should not be challenged at Tea Parties -- and that those who do speak out should be demonized -- is beyond offensive. What you can do: (1) Contact those (listed above) who helped shut down this event and let them know their opinion of their hostile anti-family and un-American actions. Click on their names for their web sites. (2) Confront Todd Feinburg, WRKO radio's so-called conservative talk show host who shows up at so many "acceptable" Tea Party meetings. Call in to Feinburg's morning show and call him out on his unprincipled behavior. _WRKO Radio,_ (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103581940539&s=17044&e=001451xzqWjOenDrLEjO_VeTs80F44Cv9P7uZhjdpI1tGbZ4y3hxv7rgKsJfVEl62A2KypZEycpOyxIMx725 --kBPhmtvNY4wlXAjMTNm9cg-M=) Boston, 680 AM - Show airs 5:30-9:00 am M-F Call-in line: 617-288-6868. Feinburg's email: [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) (Note: Feinburg has been telling people that one reason he didn't want to participate is that event had "too many candidates." However, other Tea Parties he's spoken at had the same or more.) -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org
