The Boston Tea Party was a long time ago when the British took more taxes than they were suppose to just so they could have it. Now in 2009 it is happening again except with our government. They are taking more taxes than they should just so they can have it. That is why we are having these tea parties – to protest taxes.
To get some information on what is going on my whole family went to two tea parties on April 15th. The people at the tea parties brought signs that said things like:
“I’m not your A.T.M”
“Stop taking my grandkid’s money”
“Fair tax now”
I was shocked by all the people that came out to the tea parties. There were around 2000 thousand people at one and 400 at the other. One lady even brought her dog with a blanket that said “Fair Tax.” I thought that was really funny.
We want far taxes and we want it so that our money is not worth less than it already is. The way they protested taxes in the past was by pouring the tea into Boston Harbor. Today we are asking that the government stop “bailing out the boat and fix the leak.”
Obama is very savvy when it comes to dealing with the public and with people in general. He knows how to accentuate his assets and diminish his negatives. It’s an amazing talent that he has revealed most recently during his travels to the Middle East.
The President was referred to only by his first and last name during the campaign. His middle name – Hussein – was not one that went over well with many people in the United States. It is understandable that it would not be used during the campaign.
The name is useful in the Middle East. It helps him to identify with the people in the region or at least helps them to identify with him. President Obama has been introduced using his full name during his trip through out the Middle East.
There have been some articles about how this new move of using Barak Hussein Obama shows President Obama’s close ties to the Muslim community. It seems to me that it is just one more move that shows President Obama thinks about his audience completely and stages his speeches so that they will have the most emotional impact.
People move on emotion. President Obama is using that knowledge and his skill at moving people with his power speeches and other nuances to move his agenda along with out question. To me THAT is the one thing that people need to be watching. What name President Obama uses is not nearly as important as the policy that he is pushing through.