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	<title>Phil Hassey &#187; politics</title>
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		<title>Forget having a &#8220;TEA PARTY&#8221; let&#8217;s have a &#8220;TAX PARTY&#8221; !!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.philhassey.com/blog/2010/04/15/forget-having-a-tea-party-lets-have-a-tax-party/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 21:11:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know a lot of us really feel that society as a whole isn&#8217;t paying enough taxes right now. But don&#8217;t worry &#8211; there is a way to take matters into our own hands! Tonight let&#8217;s show the &#8220;TEA PARTY&#8221; a thing or two and have a &#8220;TAX PARTY&#8221; and contribute as much as we [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.philhassey.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/robin2.gif"><img src="http://www.philhassey.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/robin2.gif" alt="robin2" title="robin2" width="150" height="191" class="alignright size-full wp-image-322" /></a>I know a lot of us really feel that society as a whole isn&#8217;t paying enough taxes right now.  But don&#8217;t worry &#8211; there is a way to take matters into our own hands!  Tonight let&#8217;s show the &#8220;TEA PARTY&#8221; a thing or two and have a &#8220;TAX PARTY&#8221; and contribute as much as we can!  Every penny helps!</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s some links to help you get started:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href='http://fms.treas.gov/faq/moretopics_gifts.html'>How do I make a contribution to the U.S. government?</a></p>
<li><a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_United_States_federal_budget'>What is the 2010 United States federal budget?</a>
<li><a href='http://change.gov/'>What kind of change can I expect to see?</a>
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<p>Have a happy &#8220;TAX DAY&#8221;!<br />
-Phil</p>
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		<title>Phil infiltrates the Colorado GOP!!</title>
		<link>http://www.philhassey.com/blog/2008/06/02/phil-infiltrates-the-colorado-gop/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 04:25:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>philhassey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[politics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Man On Feb. 1st, I met Ron Paul at the Denver rally. HE SIGNED MY BUSINESS CARD, SHOOK MY HAND, GAVE ME A MAN-HUG AND SAID, &#8220;TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE THIS NATION GREAT!&#8221; GO RON PAUL!!! The Mission So the mission was clear, I must join the Republican party, become a state delegate, and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3>The Man</h3>
<p style="text-align: left;">On Feb. 1st, I met Ron Paul at the Denver rally.  <strong>HE SIGNED MY BUSINESS CARD, SHOOK MY HAND, GAVE ME A MAN-HUG AND SAID, &#8220;TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE THIS NATION GREAT!&#8221;  GO RON PAUL!!!<br />
</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.philhassey.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/ronpaul-card.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-110 aligncenter" title="ronpaul-card" src="http://www.philhassey.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/ronpaul-card-220x300.jpg" alt="" width="220" height="300" /></a></p>
<h3>The Mission</h3>
<p style="text-align: left;">So the mission was clear, I must join the Republican party, become a state delegate, and even try to become a national delegate!  <strong>From what I could tell, Ron Paul&#8217;s message inspired around 500 twenty-somethings to get involved with the Colorado GOP and give the system a try.</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.philhassey.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/ron-paul-sign.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-111" title="ron-paul-sign" src="http://www.philhassey.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/ron-paul-sign-300x230.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="230" /></a></p>
<h3>The Meeting</h3>
<p style="text-align: left;">So a few months later, off I headed to the Colorado GOP convention!  It was held in the Broomfield Event Center.  Somewhere around 4000 people were present.  It was very exciting! <strong>By being at the convention I was representing around 1000 Pueblo county Republicans!</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.philhassey.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/wide-shot.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-112" title="wide-shot" src="http://www.philhassey.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/wide-shot-300x214.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="214" /></a></p>
<h3>The Malignment</h3>
<p style="text-align: left;">Unfortunately not everyone wanted &#8220;us&#8221; there!  This rather exciting note was placed on every seat at the district convention.  <strong>I made the blacklist!!</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.philhassey.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/ron-paul-blacklist.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-113" title="ron-paul-blacklist" src="http://www.philhassey.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/ron-paul-blacklist-232x300.jpg" alt="" width="232" height="300" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Although overall the Colorado GOP tried to ignore the fresh blood brought in by Ron Paul, several people told me they were really glad to see some new faces at the convention and encouraged me: &#8220;Don&#8217;t give up! We need some life in this party!&#8221;</strong></p>
<h3>The Message</h3>
<p style="text-align: left;">At the state convention, I gave my glorious 15 second nomination speech, greeted with thunderous applause!   <strong>&#8220;My name is Phil Hassey.  We need to send a message to the national convention and McCain that we want them to get back to their conservative roots!  Vote the Ron Paul slate!  Yeah!&#8221;</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.philhassey.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/phil-talks-before-screen.jpg"></a><a href="http://www.philhassey.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/phil-closeup.jpg"></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-medium wp-image-114 aligncenter" title="phil-talks-before-screen" src="http://www.philhassey.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/phil-talks-before-screen-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-medium wp-image-115 aligncenter" title="phil-closeup" src="http://www.philhassey.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/phil-closeup-234x300.jpg" alt="" width="234" height="300" /></p>
<h3>The Moral</h3>
<p style="text-align: left;">I learned quite a bit about the Republican party through this experience.  I&#8217;ve got a lot to think about!  Although (as far as I know) the CO Ron Paul supporters did not manage to get any of the seats in the national convention, I think Ron Paul&#8217;s mission in Denver was a success.  He motivated a disillusioned generation to get involved in the party and learn how it works.  <strong>If the CO GOP has a future, it&#8217;s going to be because Dr. Paul planted the seed.</strong></p>
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