Tea Party Patriots Co-Founder Jenny Beth Martin’s Speech at CPAC
March 16, 2013 at 11:00 am in News by Tea Party Patriots 16 Comments
This morning, Tea Party Patriots National Coordinator Jenny Beth Martin opened the last day of CPAC’s speakers with a resounding condemnation of Obamacare, today’s stagnant economy, and the corruption and pocket-lining in Washington. Jenny Beth’s speech brought observers to their feet as she cheered them to stand up and fight against the establishment.
She also highlighted Tea Party successes across the nation in Wisconsin and Washington State, and how patriotic citizens around the nation and in Congress are taking back our country.
See the speech below.
Full text of speech as prepared for delivery:
Jenny Beth Martin Speech at CPAC 2013
Tea Party Patriots, Co-Founder and President
Picture this: college students in our country who are optimistic and look forward living the American Dream. After graduation, they pursue careers and begin make a life for themselves. They become parents provide food and basic necessities for their children, save for the future, and have enough money for leisure activities and vacations.
As they become senior citizens they know their retirement is backed by a sound, strong dollar. Their health care needs are met with the best quality health care on the planet. They are at peace knowing their life’s accomplishments will be passed on to their children and grandchildren.
Imagine our country as the most charitable country on earth and those who are unable to take care of themselves, are uninsured, or have hit hard times due to unemployment, benefit from America’s charitable giving spirit.
Visualize a future where the economy is growing at a steady pace because entrepreneurs are investing, taking risks, innovating, building businesses, and employing millions of Americans propelling them up the economic ladder. This growth has led to balancing our government’s budget and we have a surplus that is being used to pay down the nation’s debt. Citizens know that growth and opportunity abound. They are confident and proud of their country.
This is the future that Tea Party Patriots envisions for America: a constitutionally limited, fiscally responsible government where free markets thrive.
And for this vision, we have been marginalized, mocked, and maligned by President Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and the Republican elite establishment by Senators like John McCain and Lindsey Graham. They are contemptuous of our vision, which is distinctly different from reality today.
Our country is nearly $17 trillion in debt and headed to bankruptcy. Last quarter our gross domestic product shrunk while Wall Street boomed.
7 of the 10 wealthiest American counties are right here in the Boomtown Metro Washington DC where crony, corruptive deals are standard operating procedure. Much like the capitol and district 1 in the Hunger Games.
Yet the heartland has double-digit unemployment. Homeowners are trapped in their houses unable to move to areas with greater opportunity.
When Obamacare is fully enacted 8 million people will lose their current health insurance, 30 million people will still be uninsured and the cheapest plan for a family will be $20,000 per year.
Studies show Medicaid surgical patients are far more likely to die than those who have no health insurance at all. Yet, Medicaid expansion is how the government plans to implement Obamacare. The so-called Affordable Care Act is a con; in reality it is unaffordable, callous, and cruel. Our equivalent to the Hunger Games tributes will be the patients who die as a result of this law.
Most of our elected officials do not want to address or perhaps they do not even know how to solve our country’s problems.
The establishment are content to attend cocktail parties, clink glasses toasting one another while lining the pockets of their K-Street and Wall Street Friends.
The contrast is clear.
Is this the America you want? Do you want representatives who sit back clinking glasses while Americans suffer?
Or do you foresee a better future?
Do you want fighters who stand on principle defending freedom?
Our constitution is worth fighting for because freedom is worth fighting for!
Our principles are worth fighting for because our principles will create a better future for all Americans.
Tea Party Patriots want principled fighters!
At CPAC 32 years ago President Reagan attributed his victory to “a set of principles, principles that were protected and nourished by a few unselfish Americans through many grim and heartbreaking defeats.”
The reality today is grim and heartbreaking.
But, we have so many reasons to be encouraged because of the unselfish Americans who are protecting and nourishing our principles.
Examples like Sen. Rand Paul and Congressman Louie Gohmert and the few steadfast, stalwart principled fighters on Capitol Hill.
And examples of unselfish patriots from around the country like: our coordinators in Wisconsin who have been on the frontlines fighting the left’s assault. Michael Hintze, Joanne Terry, and Kim Simac helped coordinate our efforts to protect representative democracy in their state as Gov. Scott Walker stood and acted on principle.
One patriot stood at a town hall and questioned President Obama challenging his demonization of the tea party. It is not a surprise that this principled fighter, Ryan Rhodes, is from Iowa. Another Iowan, Congressman Steve King, challenges President Obama and Nancy Pelosi on Capitol Hill defending the tea party and for this Karl Rove threatened to primary him.
Tea Party Patriots gave Cindy Pugh the nickname Sunshine Cindy because she is one of the happiest, most cheerful patriots we know. Congresswoman Michele Bachmann inspired this mother of 2 to stand for principle and run for elected office. Now Cindy is a state rep fighting for freedom in MN.
Woody Hertzog organized a grassroots tea party coalition in the unlikely, deep blue state of Washington. They went door to door talking about taxes and government spending and flipped the state senate to a fiscally responsible majority caucus.
Will the torch of liberty, the Constitution, and our country perish or endure?
If we stand and speak up for our principles, if we show Americans our vision, if we fight for freedom our country will endure.
Will you clink glasses and rub shoulders with the powerful elite?
Will you blink in the face of opposition?
Or will you stand and fight boldly on principle?
Patriots stand with us for freedom!
Stand with us for the constitution!
Fight with us for the rights endowed by our creator: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness!
Fight for a better future!
Like Ronald Reagan did!
Like Rand Paul, Michele Bachmann, Steve King, and Scott Walker.
Like Tea Party Patriots across the country do – every day!!
When you stand up and fight for our values, we will have your back. When the principled fighters on Capitol Hill stand up and fight, together we will have their back. We will stand with those who fight with us.
Liberty will endure and our country will flourish as a result.
This fight has only just begun.
Take up the torch! Fight for Freedom! Fight for a better future for all Americans!
FIGHT!
I am a conservative atheist. I want government and religion separate. Religion should be a personal choice and I can’t find someone to support. All I hear is God, God from republicans. I am an independent who has voted republican but I am no longer going to do so. I live on SS but have donated small amounts-during elections- to the Republicans. No longer unless something changes. Thank you. Jo Anne. Indpls IN.
Joanne your a phony. Jenny quote about God was to discuss your right granted by our creator comes directly from the Declaration of Independence. The core of our rights established by the founding fathers do not come from the government according to our founders it comes from the creator and natural law. The Constitution is designed to protect us all from political hacks who try to legislate our rights away.
i would’nt be so concerned about this god stuff.
in reality it keeps us all equal so that no one person can put themself above others.
just think how easily we get offended by everything,and everyone around us.
but knowing that many of wisdom believe that know one is the better of anyone else, so
that we cannot be spiritually broken.
I, also, am a fiscally conservative atheist. I do have some conservative views on a few social issues, but overall, I firmly reject the idea of a god or any other type of deity. I was raised Catholic, but it doesn’t take much theological teaching to understand the savagery of abortion. Atheists conservatives are not that much different from the founding fathers who drew up the constitution. Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, etc.. were followers of an English movement known as Deism. Deism is commonly known as the belief of a “higher power,” but not necessarily “God.” In Paine’s Age of Reason, he described his religious beliefs as such:” I do not believe in the creed professed by the Jewish church, by the Roman church, by the Greek church, by the Turkish church, by the Protestant church, nor by any church that I know of…Each of those churches accuse the other of unbelief; and for my own part, I disbelieve them all.”
C’mon Joanne. Even if you are an atheist, you have to admit that our country was founded on Christian principals and that in part, is what made our country strong. There must be a moral foundation in order for our free society to succeed. Just because you are an atheist, does not mean you cannot agree that having this foundation is far preferable to the secular direction the progressive left is trying to take this country. I have heard no one in the Tea party express that you must be Christian to belong to our cause.
Hi Beth
Wonderful, forceful speech @ C PAC Great Job. Ozzie
There is a dark problem facing conservatives today: amnesty for illegal aliens. Any legal status — any legal status –given to illegal aliens will soon become citizenship and 20 to 40 million new Democrat votes. Try to undo 20 to 40 million hard core Democrat votes. It will end forever all things conservative.
Yet we have anointed “conservative” leaders who are promoting amnesty; people like Rand Paul, Marko Rubio, Newt Gingrich etc. are selling suicidal policies of amnesty (by other names). And guys like Sean Hannity keep fawning over them as heroes.
If those in the conservative movement do not have the common sense to see and reject the fools who are selling leathal political poison, then already we have lost.
If illegal aliens are allowed to stay indefinately and legally everyhing that follows will be meaningless and ineffectual.
For those who know better, please join me and e-mail, call, write all conservative blogs, web sites, etc., tell them emphatically do not support anyone who is pushing amnesty. Illegal aliens must leave the country, this can be done humanely and cheaply, turn off the magnet, self deportation.
Agreed.
I’ve had a few ideas that would work for most illegals, IF they are cooperative, that is not amnesty, but but gives them a second chance at legality through the established channels and procedures. It also has teeth for those who do not cooperate.
1. All illegals without anchor children are deported upon capture. Period.
2. Close the borders COMPLETELY preventing new illegal incursion. Use the National Guard as well as Border Patrol, and the U.S. military (for training purposes). It’ll give them something to do for training on a regular basis.
3. A law is established stating that ALL illegals have 30-90 days to register with INS and begin their journey through the EXISTING naturalization process to either obtain work visas, green cards, citizenship, etc.. A new department is created under or the responsibility of is relegated to ICE for the monitoring of location and disposition of registered illegals. Like a parolee, ALL REGISTERED ILLEGALS MUST MAINTAIN CONTACT WITH AND PROVIDE ACCURATE LOCATION AND DISPOSITION/STATUS TO ICE OR SAID DEPARTMENT OR BE DEPORTED IMMEDIATLY UPON CAPTURE, CHILDREN INCLUDED. A National Database is to be created and will be accessible by all LEOs including FBI, ICE, DHS, and ALL local law enforcement officers. EACH illegal must keep/carry and present proper documentation ON DEMAND OR BE IMMEDIATELY DETAINED AND/OR DEPORTED.
Now HERE is where we address the hard part of this issue:
4. At the end of the 30-90 day period, registration ends and ALL REGISTERED adult illegals have until their youngest minority anchor child (AT THE TIME OF THE REGISTRATION END DATE) reaches majority of 18 (OR 21) to become LEGAL or be deported. Children born after the date of registration WILL NOT COUNT FOR TIME EXTENSION. These children WILL be deported WITH you if you have not complied within the time frame specified. NO EXCUSES: some will have 18 years to get legal. The choice is now yours and the fault, if any, is ALSO YOURS! You’ve had LONG ENOUGH.
5. NO ILLEGAL ADULT has any right to ANY tax payer funded government services and assistance afforded to LEGAL or NATURALIZED Americans (I.E. welfare, medicare, medicaid, food stamps, etc.) PERIOD!! ONLY CHILDREN under legal majority age!!
6. If these conditions are not or become unpalatable at any time, you may self-deport or call an 800 line and ICE will assist your deportation.
I personally think this is fair to everyone involved and gives plenty of time for all to get right or GET GONE.
Just my opinion…
actually the darkest days are yet to come,then all this love of the constitution will be put to
the test.
imagine not being worried about shopping and eating anymore,or paying bills,seeing an action movie,or a daytime drama mama show…life will be an action drama for real.
not like red dawn but more like some zombie or gangs of new york.
think real hard do you have the resources or fortitude to handle a losing battle for yourself and family?you might want to get some strong new friends and dump the clueless ones.REALLY!
A PRAYUR FROM THE FOX HOLE IS AS FOLLOWS–you’ll know the wordz when the time comes…………….
i’ve seen the snobbiest non-believers make the 911, 2 thee 1 (mark my wordz)……………..
All US American citizens born here after 1776, and any relatives of these citizens living here today have the most at stake, as well as the most right to be involved in the future of (this) our nation.
-Disabled American Patriot-
She’s a skank.
Our fine supposed leader should be impeached as he was sworn to uphold the constitution when in fact he has tried his best to destroy it.
: Why Washington DC is what it is
1. Never give a ruler other people’s money and hope to get a good result
2. Never give another authority without accountability being effective over his head
3. Never put a ruler mindset in power unless that mindset puts others first rather than self
4. Being a servant in exercising authority is a pre-requisite to expecting a good result
5. Constitution over ideology makes the system have eternal value or it falls in time
: Why Washington DC is what it is
1. Never give a ruler other people’s money and hope to get a good result
2. Never give another authority without accountability being effective over his head
3. Never put a ruler mindset in power unless that mindset puts others first rather than self
4. Being a servant in exercising authority is a pre-requisite to expecting a good result
5. Constitution over ideology makes the system have eternal value or it falls in time
Stephen Harold Schimmel
Newport Coast, Ca.
Notice to the uninformed
Did you know that the second amendment is biblical or has biblical origins to its creation in the USA constitution?
Here it is: LUKE 11:21 “When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are safe”
How about using this in the warfare those that would compromise the Second Amendment
Stephen Schimmel
Newport Coast Ca