Steve Hoffacker's Sales Quips

Daytona will have an entry in the Saturday night Nationwide Series race which carries a conservative political message. Randy MacDonald's Dodge, which he owns and races, is sponsored by the Tea Party - among other sponsors.

Look for the #81 and Randy. He is Canadian but supports a conservative political agenda.

 

 

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The liberals are finally noticing that the Tea Party (including all who sympathize with their position but don't necessarily claim to be members) is making a huge impact on the landscape.

Rep. Maxine Waters has vowed to move her liberal agenda forward with renewed vigor and has told the Tea Party to "go to hell" in public remarks.

Bob Bechel, Democratic political strategist, is lamenting that the Tea Party won't negotiate. In his book "Common Ground" he talks about negotiation his way - letting the Democrats win. This is not negotiation. This is a win-lose - win for the big spenders and government expanders and loss for the Constitution and fiscal responsibility.

The reason the Tea Party is perceived as non-compromising is because they are. They have principles, and when you do, you don't give. There may be some incremental ways to achieve your objectives, and you may accept a little chaff with the wheat, but you don't water down your principles. Otherwise, they aren't principles at all.

Big spending and a huge government are not principles. They are the result of a lack of discipline. Anyone can go with the flow and just keep spending and expanding like their are no consequences or accountability. Principles are tied to restraint and self-discipline.

Our republic only works if our leaders show some retraint and conduct themselves with respect - respect of their authority, respect of the Constitution, and respect of the leadership we have entrusted to them.

I'd say the Tea Party is a long overdue wakeup call to the liberalism in Washington.

 

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Although there may be an official annual Tea Party convention, there really are no card-carrying members as we normally think of belonging to something.

There are no Tea Party candidates at any level. There are no Tea Party fund-raisers. There is not a Tea Party headquarters or CEO. There's no place to send a donation - other than various groups who align with the basic precepts being advanced.

So what is the Tea Party and what's the big deal?

The Tea Party, or tea party, is an attitude and outlook. It takes its name from the Boston Tea Party in 1773 when colonists dressed as Indians threw tea into Boston Harbor to protest taxation. The taxation protest - and the excessive spending - is the crux of the current movement.

Anyone who is tired of excessive taxation (not necessarily the rate but the fact that the government has more than enough revenue for what they need to spend) and the endless array of regulation that stiffles enterprise, job creation, and competition is supporting the tea party position - whether they acknowledge it or not.

A return to Constitutional principles, a support of individual rights and liberties, spending only what is necessary to provide services and programs already on the books (even though many of them are outside constitutional authority), and a constant reduction in the size, scope, and perview of the federal government are key concepts of Tea Partiers.

It crosses formal party lines and involves many "ordinary" people in the political process and discourse who never saw themselves as being so inclined.

 

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Steve Hoffacker - Consultant, Coach, Author, Blogger, Photographer, Motivator, Teacher, & Strategist - for Realtors, Real Estate Sales Professionals, Home Builders, New Home Salespeople, Entrepreneurs, Small Business Owners, and Independent Sales Representatives.

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Tonight, history was made in the US Senate. It could have gone the other way and been historical for a very different reason, but we turned the corner on this one. The voice of "we the people" has been heard.

The 1,924 page omnibus spending bill of $1.3 trillion with $8 million of earmarks was defeated - without a single vote being cast against it.

The opposition was so strong that Harry Reid pulled the bill. It will not be passed.

This is fantastic news for the country. I feel like we just won the World Cup or something. This is big. This is huge!

 

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© Steve Hoffacker, 2010. All Rights Reserved.

The Tea Party movemnet began because people are upset with the way their government - at all levels - is being run, the lack of actual representation and access they have, the out-of-control spending, the excessive legislation, and the distance from founding principles.

It is having some impact.

Now, a "Coffee Party" movement has been launched. A lady in Maryland, Annabel Park, started it because she thinks the Tea Party is too extreme in its opposition to current policies. They are planning a convention in September and claim to have over 200,000 members.

Aside from missing the point of the Tea Party, I wonder if the Coffee Party will splinter into "regular" and "decaf."

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For more information on my coaching and educational programs and services, visit my website stevehoffacker.com, or go to my other blog homesalesinsights.com for additional sales tips, insights, and commentary. Listen to my free podcast messages at Steve Hoffacker's Happenings.

Steve Hoffacker - Consultant, Coach, Author, Blogger, Photographer, Motivator, Teacher, & Strategist - for Realtors, Real Estate Sales Professionals, Home Builders, New Home Salespeople, Entreprenuers, Small Business Owners, and Independent Sales Representatives.

© Steve Hoffacker, 2010. All Rights Reserved.

If you want to watch something spontaneous and uplifting, watch this clip from a Herman Cain Tea Party Rally in Atlanta.

Cain is a newspaper columist, former CEO of Godfather's Pizza, and unsuccessful candidate for the 2006 Republican nomination for the US Senate.

Herman had just finished responding to a teenager's question by explaining why the phrase "one nation under God" was in the Pledge of Allegiance when he got the surprise of the day as a footnote to his explantation.

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For more information on my coaching and educational programs and services, visit my website stevehoffacker.com, or go to my other blog homesalesinsights.com for additional sales tips, insights, and commentary. Listen to my free podcast messages at Steve Hoffacker's Happenings.

© Steve Hoffacker, 2010. All Rights Reserved.

Steve Hoffacker - Consultant, Coach, Author, Blogger, Photographer, Motivator, Teacher, & Strategist - for Realtors, Real Estate Sales Professionals, Home Builders, New Home Salespeople, Entrepreneurs, Small Business Owners, and Independent Sales Representatives.