The 9.12 Project

[Calabrio]

I brought this up a couple weeks ago, it's an effort originating from radio/TV commentator Glenn Beck.

Below is a list of 9 principles and 12 values.
Instead of viewing current events and policy in the Republican/Democrat paradigm, instead simply apply the principles and values.

The vast majority may identify and differentiate ourselves through political parties, but find ourselves in agreement on the vast majority of issues based upon the principles involved.

9 Principles
1. America Is Good.

2. I believe in God and He is the Center of my Life.
God “The propitious smiles of Heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards the external rules of order and right which Heaven itself has ordained.” from George Washington’s first Inaugural address.

3. I must always try to be a more honest person than I was yesterday.
Honesty “I hope that I shall always possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider to be the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.” George Washington

4. The family is sacred. My spouse and I are the ultimate authority, not the government.
Marriage/Family “It is in the love of one’s family only that heartfelt happiness is know. By a law of our nature, we cannot be happy without the endearing connections of a family.” Thomas Jefferson

5. If you break the law you pay the penalty. Justice is blind and no one is above it.
Justice “I deem one of the essential principles of our government… equal and exact justice to all men of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political.” Thomas Jefferson

6. I have a right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, but there is no guarantee of equal results.
Life, Liberty, & The Pursuit of Happiness “Everyone has a natural right to choose that vocation in life which he thinks most likely to give him comfortable subsistence.” Thomas Jefferson

7. I work hard for what I have and I will share it with who I want to. Government cannot force me to be charitable.
Charity “It is not everyone who asketh that deserveth charity; all however, are worth of the inquiry or the deserving may suffer.” George Washington

8. It is not un-American for me to disagree with authority or to share my personal opinion.
On your right to disagree “In a free and republican government, you cannot restrain the voice of the multitude; every man will speak as he thinks, or more properly without thinking.” George Washington

9. The government works for me. I do not answer to them, they answer to me.
Who works for whom? “I consider the people who constitute a society or a nation as the source of all authority in that nation.” Thomas Jefferson

12 Values
* Honesty
* Reverence
* Hope
* Thrift
* Humility
* Charity
* Sincerity
* Moderation
* Hard Work
* Courage
* Personal Responsibility
* Gratitude

Those of us who believe in at least 7 of those principles and those traditional values may feel like our voice is no longer being heard by government, but the truth is, we are the silent majority.

 

[THEMOJOMAN]

GOOD A "GLENN BECK FAN". Somestime a little silly but He's ok.
I think we should all email JEFF ZUCKER at NBC TV about CONAN O'BRIEN doing the TONIGHT SHOW. I can't stand LETTERMAN (SMART ASS,,MAKE FUN OF PEOPLE GUY) but he'll have to do,,I guess. I once wrolte JEFF ZUCKER (programming VP) at NBC and told him to 'DUMP BRYANT GUMBEL" on the TODAY SHOW and HE DID and they became #1 (back then) Not because Bryant was black but because he was a SNOB.

 

[mmtphoto]

I watched that tonight and then went online to see it to the end after it went off the air at 6PM, and have to say I really hope that this gets off the ground.

I am afraid of the course we are on, it is too reckless and we seem to be more and more lost as the days and weeks go by-the government is NOT the answer to this economic crisis, it is in us to solve it. I think that Dems have a propensity to blame the last eight years for our problems, and Reps think that we are all on the slippery sloop to disaster-we are all just in this mess together, and I personally just want to rely on myself, my family, my friends, and others who, like me, are unwilling to just act like a lemming, walking off the cliff -

I think Obama has the general population fooled into thinking that all this reckless, unchecked and unaccountable spending is going to help, but I am certain that we are all going to be tested-it's going to get much worse before it gets better, minor bear-market rallies nonwithstanding.

After this small rally, he, who last week preached gloom-and-doom, is all of a sudden selling this as the turning point-very naive and this turnabout in attitude is certainly telling as to his lack of experience and truthfullness-it's like it's all a game to him-frightening. I hope this grass roots movement gets the traction it needs so that the good people, the hard-working backbone of this country gets it voice heard in these times-never needed more than now.

 

[THEMOJOMAN]

I watched that tonight and then went online to see it to the end after it went off the air at 6PM, and have to say I really hope that this gets off the ground.

I am afraid of the course we are on, it is too reckless and we seem to be more and more lost as the days and weeks go by-the government is NOT the answer to this economic crisis, it is in us to solve it. I think that Dems have a propensity to blame the last eight years for our problems, and Reps think that we are all on the slippery sloop to disaster-we are all just in this mess together, and I personally just want to rely on myself, my family, my friends, and others who, like me, are unwilling to just act like a lemming, walking off the cliff -

I think Obama has the general population fooled into thinking that all this reckless, unchecked and unaccountable spending is going to help, but I am certain that we are all going to be tested-it's going to get much worse before it gets better, minor bear-market rallies nonwithstanding.

After this small rally, he, who last week preached gloom-and-doom, is all of a sudden selling this as the turning point-very naive and this turnabout in attitude is certainly telling as to his lack of experience and truthfullness-it's like it's all a game to him-frightening. I hope this grass roots movement gets the traction it needs so that the good people, the hard-working backbone of this country gets it voice heard in these times-never needed more than now.

EMPTY SUIT!!! You can see it in his eyes. GANGESTER MENTALITY OUT OF CHI-TOWN

 

[Calabrio]

I think Obama has the general population fooled into thinking that all this reckless, unchecked and unaccountable spending is going to help,

I don't think that can be blamed on Obama alone. Both parties have increasingly been preaching that government has the answers and can create a world where were protected from any pain. While making this case, they continue to expand their power and marginalize the individual.

It's nice that we see this rush to principles now from the Republicans in Congress, but it's hard not to see through the hypocrisy when Republicans are opposing a bill based on wasteful spending after they've put 40% of the pork spending into it. I'm glad they've all suddenly found 'religion,' but they've got a lot to prove.

 

[Calabrio]

http://www.the912project.com/

This website is a place for you and other like-minded Americans looking for direction in taking back the control of our country. It is also a place to find information that will assist you in navigating the rough waters we face in the days, weeks and months ahead.

We suggest that you start in your own homes. Talk to your family about the Values and Principles. Discuss the importance of what the Founders designed for America.

Hold or attend a weekly meeting in your neighborhood or town. Communication with your neighbors is vital to the process of protecting our country. Gather in living rooms, coffee houses or restaurants. Share your thoughts and ideas.

Visit this website often. Make use of the resources that are linked here. Share the ideas and resources that have worked in your home or town.

This is a non-political movement. The 9-12 Project is designed to bring us all back to the place we were on September 12, 2001. The day after America was attacked we were not obsessed with Red States, Blue States or political parties. We were united as Americans, standing together to protect the greatest nation ever created.

That same feeling – that commitment to country is what we are hoping to foster with this idea. We want to get everyone thinking like it is September 12th, 2001 again.

Ask yourself these questions:

* Do you watch the direction that America is being taken in and feel powerless to stop it?
* Do you believe that your voice isn’t loud enough to be heard above the noise anymore?
* Do you read the headlines everyday and feel an empty pit in your stomach…as if you’re completely alone?

If you’ve answered YES, then you’ve fallen for the Wizard of Oz lie. While the voices you hear in the distance may sound intimidating, as if they surround us from all sides—the reality is very different. Once you pull back the curtain, you realize that there are only a few people pressing the buttons, and their voices are weak. The truth is that they don’t surround us at all.

We surround them.

At the origin of America, our Founding Fathers built this country on 28 powerful principles. These principles were culled from all over the world and from centuries of great thinkers. We have distilled the original 28 down to the 9 basic principles.

So, how do we show America what’s really behind the curtain? Read the nine simple principles. If you believe in at least seven of them, then we have something in common.