Sun Feb 12 2012
Recently several letters to the editor have bemoaned the "apparent" takeover of the TEA Party movement by the Republican Party. I am writing to assure nervous fellow citizens that nothing could be further from the truth. The truth is that we, the American people, are going to "take over" both the Republican and Democratic parties that have long ago abandoned us all to monied special interests.
The TEA Party movement doesn't care what party a candidate represents. We only care that they pledge to represent the interests of the people who voted them into office above those of parties or special interests that gave them the most money. We only care that they pledge to uphold the Ohio and the U.S. constitutions, and if elected, pledge to do everything in their power to remove government obstacles to business and commerce and allow the public sector to grow and create jobs.
Anyone who doubts our sincerity is more than welcome to attend our monthly meeting at 7 tonight at Maplewood Career Center on S.R. 88 in Ravenna. You will get to hear an exciting, conservative "Kennedy Democrat," Dan Moadas of Girard, who is running for the 17th District U.S. House seat. You will also hear Democrat Stephen Dyer who is running for re-election in the Ohio House 43rd District. Republican candidates Jim Graham and Nick Skeriotis also will speak.
Finally, let me make you all aware of the battle that the TEA Party movement is waging against the Ohio Republican Party in the battle for Ohio attorney general. The Ohio GOP, headed by Kevin DeWine, basically bribed popular candidate David Yost to run instead for the state auditor's position so that Kevin DeWine's cousin, Mike DeWine, could run for attorney general unopposed. The TEA Party people were outraged and vowed to find another conservative candidate to run for attorney general. In just seven days the TEA Party got 3,100 signatures for Steve Christopher so he could enter the race. Steve only needed 1,000 signatures to get on the ballot, and he turned in a total of 2,700 to the secretary of state.
On Friday, Steve was informed by Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner that 70 percent, over 2,000 of his signatures, were "invalid," and that he cannot run for the office, and that DeWine would once again be uncontested in the Republican primary.
We find it hard to believe that only 30 percent of a group of Ohio citizens could manage to sign a simple petition correctly when they had the instructions right in front of them and a trained person witnessing the process and making sure that everything was done according to the law.
We are obviously going to challenge this ruling and do everything we can to defeat Mike DeWine and the Republican machine, if not in the primary, then in the general election.
So, for those of you who are afraid that the TEA Party movement has been taken over by the Republican Party, I stongly suggest that you think again.
Tom Zawistowski
President
Portage County
TEA Party
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