There is a rumbling in the distance....

Potentially millions of Americans researching the foundational documents of this nation has many in this administration and the media running for political cover. They do so in a very condescending manner which sadly appears to be a vain attempt to claim intellectual superiority. As hundreds of thousands of individuals gathered in peaceful protests on D day for taxes, the first line of defense orders were issued to the media with instructions to marginalize these efforts by insulting them with sophomoric homosexual innuendos. Watching CNN news anchor Cooper Anderson and David Gergin giggle like little school children while musing on "tea bagging", was enough to turn back network news legitimacy 40 years. I am sure legendary newsmen like Edward R Murrow and Walter Cronkite would cringe at the current landscape of today's news journalisim. Despite their best efforts to turn down the volume of the tea parities, their bias and prejuidice had the opposite effect of it's intention.

While the first infantry lies wounded and hemorrhaging for days on the evening news and internet, two more strategies immerge from the war rooms carrying the flags of racism and right wing conspiracy. Once again the flagship station of government propaganda leads the way by sending out comedian Janeane Garofalo as the iconic liberal voice of reasoning. She declares this movement is nothing more than flat out racism sparked by some ignorant thinking citizens. I for one am glad this network does not support the influence of hate speeches.

Simultaneously certain members of congress, the white house staff and democratic chatter boxes launch into tirades by lauding this movement as nothing more than feeble attempts by the Republican party to gain some much needed leverage. Under normal circumstances this might be considered somewhat amusing, but in light of the times and climate in which we live the response is alarming. Despite their best efforts to deflect criticism rather than listen, it has become more apparent than ever that Washington, New York and Hollywood cannot be trusted to have the American people's best interest in mind.

Seeing the movement becoming stronger and more emboldened after the 15th of April, a last ditch effort sadly comes weeks later from the chairman of this administration. He chastised these very same American people on his 100 day anniversary for not comprehending the gravity and enormity of our situation. Once again the underlying strategy was almost identical as the main stream media; minimize the protests with self assumed intellectual superiority. Instead of mocking them as the media attempted, Mr Obama decided to try and poke fun at the logic of these protests. Clearly ordinary citizens cannot possess the capacity to process the enormous complexities necessary to grow and expand government and spend our way out of recession like he can, so why even go there to begin with?

How dare we challenge the wisdom of this man and question his decision making ability? How dare we invite logic and common sense to the tables with these issues? How dare we express concern about the future of our country? How dare we insist on real debates and exchange of ideas? How dare we challenge the congress to read the 800 billion dollar tarp bail out's before signing them? How dare we hold our elected officials accountable to their word concerning no more pork spending? How dare we examine the veracity of legal decisions based on merits of philosophy and not the actual laws? How dare we cling to our guns and our religion? (ooppss...thought I was only addressing people in Pennsylvania?) How dare we invoke our first amendment rights to peacefully assemble and protest? How dare we pray and seek wisdom from God and not from government?

While obviously not privy to matters of discussion by the British monarchy concerning the unrest of the early colonists, I can easily imagine that some may have been enraged by the audacity to challenge their authority. England tried to intimidate and bully them with the expansion of government laws and fear tactics. We also know from examining the history of this nation, the freedoms sought and gained by our founders came at an enormous price. The foundation of these sacrifices were courage, integrity and the willingness to voice opinions towards unjust actions.

Thomas Jefferson once wrote "When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; ... when the government fears the people, there is liberty". I suspect if Thomas and some of his friends, perhaps the likes of Benjamin Franklin, Samuel Adams and George Washington might have felt right at home in some of these protests, dare I say they may have even been proud. I am sure they would have encouraged us to strive for liberty because no matter the price, this foundational principle enables everyone a chance to obtain their dreams.

There is a core of unrest spreading across this nation amongst rebublicans, democrats, independents, libertarians, conservatives and undecided voters. Ordinary American citizens inherently know we are being lied to, manipulated, cheated, stolen from, underestimated and taken for granted. People are sounding the alarms all over this land, both blue states and red states. There appears to be a rumbling in the distance.....