By: earlgrey (Diary)  |  June 30th at 02:08 PM  | 

  I took to heart Erick’s message earlier this year that it is time to put down our signs and work within the Republican party and our own communities to make 2010 a real victory for conservatives and show the Republican party that Hope and Change is coming for them.  I joined the Shelby County GOP, went to some local meetings (yes I have been | Read More »

By: earlgrey (Diary)  |  May 21st at 10:02 AM  | 

While putting together my essay, I ran across a quote that summed up my thoughts and it came from a surprising source.  This was taken from an article by Cord Jefferson of The Root titled “Is the Tea Party the New Black Panther Party”  Please see quote below.   “In 1986, two decades after the founding of the Black Panther Party, Eldridge Cleaver turned away | Read More »

By: earlgrey (Diary)  |  April 22nd at 10:17 PM  | 

One year ago today I attended my first ever protest.  It was the tax day tea party held at this very site.  I carried a sign with a picture of my than infant daughter and told all who would listen that I was there to protect her future.   That seems like a lifetime ago, and for my daughter it almost is a lifetime.  Since that | Read More »