Gov. Perry was worth Tweeting about

Gov Perry spoke to the AFP-TX RightOnLine Internet activist and blogger Day at the Capitol.

AFP had a poster on “good News inn Texas” and how TX is #1:

TX #1 in transparency. Gov Perry is a powerful proponent of transparency.

He discussed the tea parties (we had invited tea party organizers) and said he had prticipated in only two protests – Take Back Texasa (property rights movement) and the tea parties

Tea parties were about the 10th amendment – about Washington and voters’ interest Washington’s forcing spending and taxing and debt on us because of what THEY want

The Governor also said:
• When people are submissive and quiet is when real anarchy occurs

• I try to never get confused about who I work for – why this country was founded, what t ehconstitution means,

• 20 yrs ago TX and Austin was broke, busted – downtown buildings were emty

• Rest of the country was snickering…

• If I’d told you in summer ’89 that in a short 20 year period that TX would lead the nation in #1 Fortune 500 Companies, #1 in Esxporting #1 in job creation…Texas is responsible for creation of 70% ALL jobs created in America, - most would say that would be impossible. We had a reputation of being culturally, educationally, not broad-based economically enough – we were in ag, banking and real estate and we had the oil and gas and chemical companies.

• A lot happed by the Grace of God –

• Because we had some great universities, independent sprit, wildcat mentrality, and because Texans are risk takers, we the #1 state to do business.

• First time had Republicans had the offices of Lt Gov, Gov, Speaker of the House and Senate, Speaker – came in with $10 B budget deficit – do we stand up and raise taxes? No – we ran on and were elected to run TX differently.

Gov. Perry had Tweeted on the event before he arrived, as were many in the room. His presentation was worth Tweenting about!

-- Peggy V.

Breaking: Sneaking around the Old Media & Old Congresss to drill for the Americans!

They say you never know what revolutionaries will surface to bring reform until the hemorrhaging is great. (Well, "they" don't really say that. I made that up.) But this is true:

According to Congressman John Culberson, we are at a turning point. The popular mandate to "Drill Here, Drill Now" may prove to be the issue that changes the way the will of the people is heard by decisionmakers. The D.C. "Old Media" won't touch the real story coming out of Pelosi's pranksters' latest assault on America. Culberson just reported the following to his band of faithful followers on Twitter.com: (all times are Central)

11:10 p.m. Sunday "I will be back on the House floor tomorrow at 10am with others asking the Speaker to call the house back for a vote to drill here drill now!"

11:11 p.m. Sunday "We would ask the Pres to call Congress into special session but the Senate used a sneaky trick to prevent this - they are still in session."

11:13 p.m. Sunday "Senate is in 'pro forma session' for 5 minutes every day all summer to stop the Pres from calling a special session to drill here drill now."

11:16 p.m. Sunday "Utterly and blindly biased old media DC press corps will not tell you these things. I will happily help new media absorb and eliminate old media."

The hemorrhaging has not yet started for Americans on this issue. Right now, outrageous energy prices are inconvenient and some folks are feeling real pain. But not most folks. Not yet. It will get worse before it gets better, but we must have a plan in place to get it better when we hit that proverbial wall.

In the meantime, what can an average person like you do about it?
SQUAWK.
Online. In person. With your friends. With your enemies.

We can bring reform to a nation that has lost its way by uniting (online and offline) on this issue and demanding, through new media, that we drill for oil domestically using our reserves. For you new media junkies out there: our task at hand is tweet.

**Note: Cong. Culberson will forever hold the record for first Twitter post from the U.S. House floor. He's a technology pioneer compared to the old guard in Congress! He's a real friend of We the People.