Lady Libertas reached out to the Leaders of the Austin area Tea Party groups to get their official statements on Joseph Stack and to confirm … once and for all (this means you moonbats) … that Joseph Stack is NOT A TEA PARTY MEMBER and his actions are condemned unequivocally by everyone involved in the Tea Party.

Lady Libertas would like to extend thoughts and prayers to the victims of the Joseph Stack attack. The suicide of this disturbed man and the death and pain that he has caused are heart wrenching. It is being reported that there was one additional death as a result of Joseph Stack flying his plane into the building to achieve his own suicide.

Lady Libertas was stunned and outraged by the coverage of the Joseph Stack attack in the liberal blogosphere and then the main stream media. Headlines began appearing claiming that Stack was a Tea Party member and that the violence that he wreaked was a hallmark of the Tea Party movement. Donald, on Right Pundits, quickly broke the story (see full story here) of the Fake Facebook account attributed to Stack and set up by the mysterious Emily Waters. Donald provides links to the screenshot of that facebook account and how it was set up by Emily Walters with the Gadsden Flag and the Liberty Tree quote by Thomas Jefferson (and seen below). This facebook account and the distortions by liberals are nothing more than smear campaigns seeking to deface the Tea Party movement and prove some imagined violent agenda. The violent agenda of the Tea Party movement does not exist except in the fevered imaginings of the far left and the liberal media.

Somehow, this deranged girl thinks that misrepresenting a dead man and the Tea Party is all about her free speech.  Facebook removed the fake Stack Facebook account she created and her account so she has had her boyfriend open another Fake Stack Facebook account and filled it with more lies.  We can expect her to be writing for Huffington Post by the weekend, I am sure.  People are dead and Emily Walters is getting her 15 minutes of infamy by smearing Tea Party.  How Very Progressive of Her.

By Thursday evening, the mainstream media began to report the liberal blogospheres rantings that Joseph Stack was a Tea Party member as truth. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Lady Libertas reached out to the leaders of the Tea Party groups in the Austin, Texas area to get their reaction and to ask if Joseph Stack was a member of any of their groups. Leaders from the various Tea Party groups in the Austin area and a 912 group all confirmed that Joseph Stack was not and has never been a member or affiliated with any of their organizations.

Lady Libertas spoke by phone with Greg Holloway, Member of the Board of Austin Tea Party Patriots and Co-Founder of Common Sense Texans. Greg’s wife, Judy Holloway is the Founder of Austin Tea Party Patriots. Greg and I had a heartfelt conversation about the Joseph Stack incident. I asked Greg what his reaction was when he heard that this man had flown a plane into a building in Austin.

“The biggest thing that we found today in Austin, no matter what political affiliation Joseph Stack had, is the human tragedy. We are sorry for him and the people hurt today. This is a personal and community tragedy. Our prayers go out to the victims and to the family of Joseph Stack.”

Greg confirmed unequivocally that Joseph Stack did not belong now or ever to Austin Tea Party Patriots.

“Joseph Stack is not on any lists and was not a member.”

We discussed his view of the Tea Party and why anyone would think Joseph Stack was a member.

“Why would he be a Tea Party member? It could have easily been said he was a member of any group. They are just ridiculously mistaken by saying he was a member of Tea Party. Tea Parties are designed to help people, to bring people back to the Constitutional Principles. We want to make the country a good place for all people, not just a select few. We use civil mechanisms, the rule of law, elections, legislation to achieve our goals. Violence has no place at all in what we do.

These are real people. There was a real tragedy. How these left wing blogs are behaving has nothing to do with what happened today.

I hope there are plenty of friends and family available for the victims and the Stack family. If there is anything that Austin Tea Party Patriots can do for them, we are here to assist.”

Lady Libertas also reached out to Head Organizer, Heather Liggett of Austin Tea Party. Heather provided me with the following statement:

“I can say with affirmation that Joseph Stack was not a member of the Austin Tea Party nor was he a member of The Tea Party Movement. Within Mr. Stack’s own writing, one can see clearly that are no shared values or principles with the Tea Party.

After reading Mr. Stack’s February 18, 2010 statement, it is evident he supported anarchy. The Tea Party movement does not advocate anarchy. The Tea Party movement believes in our founding principles so eloquently written in our Constitution.

Mr. Stack repeatedly showed disdain for free-market principles in his statement. The Tea Party movement knows that every American success is rooted in the freedom of our capitalist principles.

Mr. Stack did not believe in paying taxes. The Tea Party movement believes in taxes for the defense of Our Great Nation; however like the majority of Americans – be they Democrat, Republican or Independent – we all believe in reform of the current tax structure. We only differ on the type of reform that is best.

Mr. Stack saw churches as corrupt entities and called them “monsters of organized religion.” He spoke of being “brainwashed to believe that there is freedom” and declared “violence is the only answer.” The Tea Party movement believes in God, and we know the valuable contributions our churches make each day to our communities across this land.

Thousands of Tea Parties have been held nationwide, a million Tea Partiers marched in our nation’s capital, and not a single act of violence was ever committed by a Tea Party supporter.

There is a common thread that ties every Tea Party across this country to the Austin Tea Party, and that thread is our eternal optimism in America. Tea Partiers believe in the American Spirit, the American Dream and the freedom of the people to peacefully assemble and use the powers granted in the Constitution to restore our nation. Mr. Stack was void of optimism. It is ironic that some members of the media are void of integrity and would try to make an association where one does not exist, as spelled out by Mr. Stack himself.”

Lady Libertas touched base with Toby Marie Walker, the Head of Waco Tea Party. Toby Marie also confirmed that Joseph Stack was not listed on their membership list and condemned the violent attack and sent an official statement over for me to use.

From Toby Marie Walker, President: “The Waco Tea Party does not condone or advocate acts of violence, the person who committed this violent act was not a member of the Waco Tea Party nor have we had any contact with him.  Our thoughts and prayers are with the the victims and their families.  We would like to thank the first responders and others in law enforcement for their service and dedication to the community.

“The Waco Tea Party promotes fiscal responsibility, free markets and Constitutionally limited government.  We are not an anti-government or anti-tax group, we are an advocate of our taxes being spent wisely and levied reasonably.  Suggesting that the tea party movement is somehow connected to the incident is ludicrous, the perpetrator’s own statements in his manifesto suggest he had far different beliefs than those in the Tea Party Movement.”

“Those responsible for trying to drag the tea parties into this tragedy must be desperate.  “Never let a good tragedy go to waste” is their mantra, and that is obvious here.  At a time when decent Americans are shocked and praying for those affected, they were gleeful in creating misinformation to pin on a principled movement (in reference to Emily Walker who created the facebook account).  She should be ashamed of herself.”

Lady Libertas, with the assistance of SarahInTx (awesome #Twister in Austin!), reached out to one of the 912 groups in the Austin area.  Sarah is an active member of the Caldwell County 912 Project and she contacted  the leadership on my behalf regarding the Joseph Stack attack.  Sarah forwarded me the statement that came back to refute all liberal misrepresentations that Joseph Stack embodied Tea Party principles or behaved in a way that is endorsed by Tea Parties.  This is the statement that I received from Sarah that came to her fromTracy Forester of the Caldwell County 912 Project:

“Joseph Stack was not a member of the Caldwell County 912 Project. To the best of our knowledge, he was not a member of any 912 or Tea Party group. His actions were deplorable and are contrary to everything that the 912 Project and the Tea Party movement stand for. There is no justification for violence, no matter the grievance. The following question must be answered by each member before they join as a member on our meetup site: “Do you agree to be a peaceful and open minded member of this group?”

You will also find our mission statement [on the site}. Our goals are education, information and involvement.

Lady Libertas has yet to find an authentic Tea Party Group or Tea Party Member that endorses or agrees with the horrific actions of Joseph Stack.  We all knew that.

A few, final thoughts.

Thank you to Greg and Heather, Marie, Sarah and Tracy.  I reached out and you responded immediately. You are all True Patriots and I salute the work that you are doing on behalf of our Republic.

Lady Libertas has been involved with the Tea Party Movement for almost a year. I have met some of the most amazing human beings through participation in the Tea Party. It is an amazing group of individuals from every imaginable walk of life, socio-economic level, and political party affiliation. We are white, black, brown, yellow, and red, white & blue. We have joined together not because we are all exactly the same in our beliefs but because we all love our country and we believe that it is in trouble. Tea Party is unique in its uniqueness. Each group is different but there has never been violence condoned or performed in the name of Tea Party. Only the terminally misinformed would mistake our passion for aggression.

One person’s insane actions, no matter what they believe does not define a movement. And that goes for Amy Bishop too.

The next few days will be immensely difficult for everyone involved as they attempt to recover from this unexplainable tragedy. Let’s hope that the left can leave off their political machinations, smear campaigns and fake facebook accounts to allow the victims, families and people of Austin time to wake up from this nightmare and begin to heal.

Lady Libertas Salutes:

Greg Holloway~Member of the Board of Austin Tea Party Patriots

Heather Littenger~Head Organizer of Austin Tea Party

Toby Marie Walker~Chief of Chaos & President of Waco Tea Party

SarahInTx - #Twister & Patriot - Please say HI to her on Twitter!

Tracy Forester - Caldwell County 912 Project

Donald from Right Pundits has also provided an update and a release of a statement by Emily Walters on his blog post:  Who is Emily Walters?.

Bungalow Bill is also on the unfolding Emily Walters is a Lying Liberal by updating his blog with new screenshots:  Who is Emily Walters & why is she trying to reinvent Joseph Andrew Stack on Facebook?

The election of 2008 showed record numbers of young people coming out to vote in the Presidential election with 23 million young Americans under the age of 30 voting.  This was an increase of 3.4 million from 2004 and an 11% percentage point climb from 2000.  Barack Obama was the candidate of choice with the 18-29 year old bloc voting a 2/3 majority in favor of Obama.  Young people identified 45% as Democrats, 29% as Independent or “something else” and 26% Republican.  They did not just vote for Obama, 52% voted for Democratic candidates versus 43% for Republican candidates.

Young voters are also more likely to self identify as Liberal – 32% – while only 22% of the general voting population defines themselves as a Liberal.  The numbers flipped a bit for Conservatives, showing us that as Conservatives we need to do a lot more work with our young people.  Of the general voting population, 34% self identify as Conservatives, while only 26% of the 18-29 bloc identify as Conservatives.  (source: www.civicyouth.org)

To the end of supporting our Young Conservatives, Lady Libertas had the delightful honor of spending 2 hours on a phone interview this weekend with the Founding Members of the Conservative Youth Project.

As Lady Libertas (@ladylibertas93) on Twitter, I have known Cole (@paidgophack), virtually, since I have been on Twitter and through him I was also following Jackie (@soccersealusa), Ian (@pard68) and Ashleigh (@ashlabee).

Cole has always behaved so impressively on Twitter – he tweets good information, tangles with moonbats without being rude and has a great sense of humor.  To my delight, I found the same was true across the board with all four of them.

So what makes them unique?  They are all 18 or under.  They have all made a very conscious decision to become involved on the internet and in person in the Conservative movement.  They have also named themselves publicly as Conservatives at a time when doing so can create very tense situations.  These young people blog, tweet, attend tea parties and are deciding what campaigns they are going to volunteer for as we approach 2010.

Since I was a politically active young Conservative, I was extremely interested in finding out what was going on with these young people that made them engage in politics and not only engage, but jump into a highly charged arena with both feet.

Interview with the Conservative Youth Project – Part One!

The Founders of Conservative Youth Project:

Cole (@paidgophack) is 14 years old, lives in Missouri and attends a private school without a religious affiliation.  His Twitter bio self-describes as: Christian, Conservative, American, Astroturf, Cable News/Talk Radio Junkie, Water Polo Player, co-founder of http://thecyp.com, Teenager.  Cole’s blog is “The Handwriting on the Wall” where he blogs and also has several other contributors.

Jackie (@soccersealusa) is 17 years old, lives in Michigan and attends a private Christian High School.  Her Twitter bio self-describes: Christian, Conservative, Soccer Player, Bible, Constitution, Patriotic, Sarah Palin Fan, One Nation Under God.  Jackie recently had an absolutely amazing experience of being interviewed by Norah O’Donnell of MSNBC as Jackie was waiting in line to meet Sarah Palin at a book signing in mid November.  Please check out her blog to hear about her awesome journey these past few weeks!  Jackie’s blog is “Red, White & Conservative”.

Ian (@pard68)is the eldest at 18 years old.  He lives in Connecticut and is a Senior in public school.  His Twitter bio self-describes as:  An average Conservative/Libertarian(core values) American 18 year old. Support Israel. Abort abortion. Legalize freedom. I’m here to save my future, watch out.  Ian’s blog is “17 pages – Words of the Founders.  Echoed by the Youth.”

Ashleigh (@ashlahbee) is 18 years old and lives in Nevada (Harry Reid Watch Out!).  She graduated from public high school in 2009 and her Twitter profile tells us: Christian & Conservative. I LOVE AMERICA!! This is the greatest country ever!! We are the Youth of the Nation, this is our country too!  Ashleig’s blog is “That’s My Cue”.

All of the CYP Founders have been raised with Conservative parents and have the full support of their parents.  YAY Mom and Dad!

The Conservative Youth Project has been formed as a ning group and us old folks can join too – Cole kindly gave designations like Youth Mom for the not so youth-filled (lol) that would like to show support.  Please make sure you join and support:  The Conservative Youth Project – Mix and Mingle with what I have no doubt are our Future Leaders!

Lady Libertas:  What are the goals of CYP?

Jackie: “I want to figure out a way for it to be more appealing to teenagers because when you bring up the topic of politics to a teenager nowadays they could care less.  They think it is stupid boring old people stuff.  What I think that the Democratic Party did a really good job of this election was appealing to younger people    and so I think Conservatives really need to work on the way they appeal to the younger generation.  I’d like to see our website do that and also educate younger people because I think – I mean I don’t go to public school but from what I’ve heard, books I’ve read, things I have seen on tv, it’s almost they almost like they teach you that America is this weakened country but I think it’s about teaching young people what America was founded on.”

Ashleigh: The goal is to find more Conservative youth out there and give them a place to share their ideas and their beliefs.  I have never had friends who are Conservative so what I found cool is that there are other youth out there that I have met and that share my beliefs.

Cole: I think it would be cool – this would be a long way away but – if we could get a lot of members and (young people) could use it as a platform to meet Conservatives in their area and they can go door to door like the Young Republicans or the Young Democrats of St. Louis. To go around and really help a real Conservative candidate get elected.  It could be a springboard for that.  That would be great.

Ian: For me the image of the United States has been skewed so badly.  In my school,  I go to school pretty urban and it’s almost a bad thing to call yourself an American or a Patriot at points.  Nobody stands up for the pledge, nobody understands what it means.  I just think if people can learn what America is about or what Conservatives are about and what we’re founded on and that we’re not – especially the rest of the world too – that we’re not power hungry and we don’t want to absorb your country and we don’t want to fight you for your oil.  We just want what’s right for the  world and we want what’s in our Constitution.

Lady Libertas was interested to hear about where they got their inspiration – who are their heroes, role models?  And which of the Founders of our country are a source of motivation for them?

Cole and Ashleigh both spoke of Glenn Beck as a current role model.  Jackie is firmly in Sarah Palin camp and Ian claimed the French philosopher Voltaire. For the Founders, in the vein of Voltaire, Ian said that he was partial to Benjamin Franklin.  Jackie is a “big fan” of George Washington and John Adams.  Ashleigh and Cole decided to reserve comment as they are both busy doing reading and research on the Founders.  WOW.  Lady Libertas’ jaw dropped – Young People who are doing research and reading outside of school?!  YAY!

The election in 2010 will be the first opportunity for Jackie and Ashleigh to vote.  Ian made his first vote in the 2008 election!   Cole will be our secret weapon in 2014 midterms, especially if he continues on this path.  For Ian and Ashleigh, they are in states that may be ready to remove Senator Dodd and Senatory Harry Reid.

Lady Libertas:  What are your plans for 2010?

Ashleigh:  I am really  excited about 2010!  I get to vote against Harry Reid and I finally get to vote for the first time.  That will be fun!  We have Sue Lowden – I am interested in helping out in her campaign when the time comes around.

Ian: I found a candidate that I like to replace Dodd – not a fan of McMahon (she supported the Clinton’s) as she is a RINO.  I  signed up and joined the website for Peter Schiff who is running against Dodd and made some contact.  Schiff seems to be very core values Conservative – I would like to help him campaign.

Cole: My Congressperson is Todd Akin and he is awesome he is really Conservative – he is great.  In 2010 I will support him.  In 2012 we have Sen Claire McCaskill – I don’t like her.  She needs to go.  I am going to campaign with my Mom against Claire – We talk about going door to door and I am going to do that.

Jackie: I’ll be out of state for college so I’ll be doing the bulk of my “campaigning” this summer.  For me, a new governor will be huge for Michigan.  My hope is to help out Pete Hoekstra this summer.   I see him as the best choice for Michigan!  So fighting for a new governor will be my main focus for 2010!

At an age where peer pressure and fitting in become top priorities, standing up for what you believe in can be tough at best, especially when it may not be a popular stance with many people.  We all agreed that we are all too familiar with the negative (I am being kind) reaction that Conservatives get on Twitter. 

Lady Libertas was very curious about what kind of pushback if any is coming from friends, other students, and teachers.  What kind of response are they getting?

Ian: I have learned, if I want to have a normal school life, I just tend to not talk about politics which is really simple because it is never really brought up in school.  There is the gay rights issue (I stay quiet on it) and there are a couple other issues that have gone around school but I tend to stay quiet.  The Conservatives stay quiet while the Liberals stand up. That is one thing that I am really trying to work on because we need to stand up as much as they do.

Cole: Two days ago, because of my Facebook status, I got – “Don’t you know that being Conservative is evil?  They hate black people and they only like rich people.” People are just so clueless.  I have to explain to them that’s not what we’re about – We’re about limited government.  The teachers are no better – this week a teacher told me Dick Cheney was the real President.  They made fun of Sarah Palin.  It’s ridiculous.  The kids at school don’t really know what we are talking about.  I think if they really knew what we were talking about, they would be part of it.  They think we are a bunch of old white guys who hate blacks and hate poor people and want money for ourselves.

Ashleigh: With my government teacher – we could not tell what he was.  I describe him like a Bill O’Reilly Type.  He would play off both sides.  I have friends that are not interested in politics at all and don’t like to talk about it which is fine with me.  I just don’t talk about it.  I have another really good friend who is a Liberal even though she swears she is not but she is in Forensics and debate and she really knows how to debate well.  We don’t talk politics either because we don’t agree on anything.

Jackie: I am in a private Christian School where everybody is Conservative for the most part so I don’t have to argue with my teachers or classmates or anything.  I just have to tell my classmates that there is alot more to an argument against Barack Obama than he is an idiot. It extends beyond that.

Stay tuned for the next Installment in Lady Libertas’  Interview with the Founders of the Conservative Youth Project!

We will talk about George Bush, “Jesus is a Socialist” as an argument and what is on a Young Conservatives Christmas List!

I want to express my most sincere thanks to Cole, Jackie, Ashleigh and Ian for spending their Friday evening with me and suffering most graciously through my technical difficulties.  You all ROCK & Lady Libertas cannot wait to cast her ballot for one of you one day!