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President Trump meets Congress for the first time on Tuesday night, and much of the news media hopes it will prove to be a difficult rendezvous, and one witnessed by a nationwide audience. Certainly the progressive protestors who rally outside the White House before the significant speech to lawmakers hope it will go astray, egged on by the ACLU, MoveOn.org and Rosie ODonnell, among the many organizers. Four Democrats, including Sen. Dick Durbin, plan to bring illegal immigrants to the event as their guests. Meanwhile, the hostile press has been making dire predictions for days, suggesting the president is seeking a re-set, offering viewer guides as if the speech was a sports event, or revisiting every negative poll which has appeared in recent days. Advice to Mr. Trump is plentiful.

Many are saying that Donald Trumps address to Congress is the most important speech of his new presidency and they are right. If his presidency is to succeed, he must gain the cooperation of a disturbingly recalcitrant Republican Congress for his programs and this is the time to do it, to remind the skittish members what the public voted for, advises Roger L. Simon, founder of PJ Media. Soaring rhetoric, optimistic or not, the bashing of the dishonest media, justified as that may be, and the recitation of past achievements, worthy as many may be, are all beside the point now. Tuesday night we must hear what his programs are in detail. He must put on his wonk suit.

Mr. Simon wants the details about the economy, tax reform, immigration.

Trump should largely ignore his opposition among the Democrats and the press. He has the right ideas and the facts on his side, he says, urging the president to heed the lyrics of the 1963 R&B classic titled The Nitty Gritty which advises the wise to yes get right on down to the real nitty-gritty.

New York Post columnist Michael Goodwin predicts this: Tuesday night in the Capitol is likely to be a shock-and-awe blowout of pure Trumpism and on a battleground very familiar to the president.

Hes at war with the status quo and caving in to dead-ender opponents after five weeks would mark him as weak with his core supporters. He wants to expand his power, not reduce it, as he begins the dance with Congress over ObamaCare, tax reform and the budget. Besides, we should not underestimate Trumps determination or his strategy for success. Business taught him and politics reinforced that lowering your sights too soon is a losing proposition. Timing is key to the art of the deal, Mr. Goodwin observes.

TRUMP BASHING NOT LOST ON THE PUBLIC

Is the media too tough on Donald Trump? More than half of Americans think so, reports the Wall Street Journal, which conducted a poll with NBC News to prove it.

The survey found that 53 percent of Americans say the media and other elites are exaggerating problems within the White House because they are uncomfortable or threatened by the change Trump represents.

Also, 51 percent think the press has been too critical of Mr. Trump; 41 percent deem news coverage fair and objective; while a slim 6 percent say the coverage has not been harsh enough.

NO SUCH THING AS A PROGRESSIVE TEA PARTY

Progressives, disgruntled Democrats, peeved feminists and other plan multiple rallies against President Trump such as a nationwide strike for women next week. The press has suggested this resistance is similar to the emergence of the tea party eight years ago, which was, essentially, a spontaneous grass-roots movement with staying power and focus.

Wrong, says Mark Meckler, a co-founder of the Tea Party Patriots. There is no similarity between the two movements he declares. None. Nada. Mr. Meckler offers clear reasoning in a new essay for the Independent Journal Review.

The tea party challenges the Republican party to become better; the resistance is all about partisanship, he says. The tea party movement is grassroots; the resistance astroturf. The tea party is not violent. The tea party isnt comprised of millennial crybabies upset at a single politician. The tea party utilizes free speech; the anti-Trump resistance squelches it. The tea party was attacked by the government even though they broke no laws; the resistance is never properly even investigated by the media. The tea party is about love and respect; the resistance is about hatred and contempt.

CONSERVATIVE PUSHBACK

On the radar, details soon: Coming March 15, its FreedomWorks Day of Action featuring Republican Sens. Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, and Rand Paul, and Rep. Jim Jordan. The rally in Upper Senate Park adjacent to the U.S. Capitol is intended as a mighty call to repeal Obamacare, organizers say. FreedomWorks is a grass-roots group backing free markets, individual liberty, lower taxes and less government.

FOXIFIED

President Trump has granted an exclusive interview to Fox News morning hosts Steve Doocy, Ainsley Earhardt and Brian Kilmeade ahead of his address to Congress on Tuesday. Mr. Trump previews his speech and includes hints about his immigration policy, tax reform and the economy, among other topics. This is Mr. Trumps first morning show appearance since his inauguration; look for excerpts to air between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m.

Co-anchors Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum offer live coverage of the speech proper from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. with help from Tucker Carlson, Dana Perino,Juan Williams, Brit Hume and Chris Wallace. Sean Hannity presents a live hour of analysis at 11 p.m. Anchor Shepard Smith and correspondent Rich Edson offer live coverage for Foxs broadcast channels.

On the Fox Business Network, Neil Cavuto will anchor a special edition of Cavuto: Coast to Coast, Presidential Address to the Congress from 8-11 p.m. ET. The network will live stream the address on FOXBusiness.com. Peter Barnes and Blake Burman will report live from the White House, Connell McShane from the Capitol.

POLL DU JOUR

24 percent of Americans say the news media is unfriendly to nation; 43 percent of Republicans, 24 percent of independents and 8 percent of Democrats agree.

23 percent overall say the media is friendly to the nation; 11 percent of Republicans, 18 percent of independents and 37 percent of Democrats agree.

19 percent overall are not sure about the relationship; 10 percent of Republicans, 26 percent of independents and 16 percent of Democrats agree.

18 percent overall say the media is an enemy of the people; 30 percent of Republicans, 20 percent of independents and 6 percent of Democrats agree.

17 percent overall say the media is an ally of the people; 6 percent of Republicans, 12 percent of independents and 33 percent of Democrats agree.

Source: An Economist/YouGov poll of 1,500 U.S. adults conducted Feb. 18-22.

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February 28, 2017 Editorials

Terry Buckenmeyer St Augustine, FL

Dear Historic City News Editor,

On January 30th, Indivisible St Johns held its first meeting. We were expecting about 50 people and hundreds showed up.

One gentleman, from the Tea Party, came to express his opposition. I would like to express my respect for his courage. To be the sole opposition in the midst of so many is inspiring.

Initially, there was resistance to his speaking. However, freedom of speech won the day. He made his argument in the time allotted and did it eloquently.

After the meeting, we had a chance to speak very briefly too many people, too many questions. I do not remember his name.

That is unfortunate as it appears that we had at least one thing in common. A point to begin discussion without belittling or name calling. If we can discuss with respect for difference of opinion, we might at some point find solutions that are mutually acceptable.

So, I would like to attend a Tea Party meeting. Not to belittle or harass. I would like to attend to learn and understand. I most likely will not change my mind. I will, however, learn what your world is like, what your fears are, what concerns you.

I believe that we the people, together, can discuss, argue and debate. I believe that we have the collective intelligence, creativity and ingenuity to figure out mutually agreeable solutions to the problems we face.

For those who disagree with my demand that he be given the right to speak, a line from the Billy Bragg/Pete Seeger modernization of the English version of the Internationale. Freedom, unless enjoyed by all, is merely privilege extended.

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In A Virginia Swing District, Liberals Look To The Tea Party For Lessons In Activism WAMU 88.5 She began by reading the Indivisible Guide, a handbook written by former congressional staffers that spells out how to build a grassroots movement. The guide borrows from the conservative Tea Party, an effort credited with shifting Republican politics ...

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GOP OFFICIAL HEADED TO PALMETTO UPSTATE

S.C. treasurer Curtis Loftis will bethe guest of honor at the March meeting of the New Greenville Tea Party.

Loftis will speak about the overall status of the states finances, the prevailing spend, borrow and tax attitude among our legislators, and the pending proposals to repair and maintain our roadways, an advisory from the organization noted.

Thesecond-term Republican statewide official has areputation for straight talk and an aggressive posture towards malfeasance, misfeasance and downright corruption among legislators and bureaucrats alike, the group added.

We concur

This website has been effusive in its praise of Loftis over the years. Weve also been relentless in our criticism of the excessive spending and borrowing of liberal lawmakers.

Loftis speech will take placeat 6:30 p.m. EST this Thursday evening (March 2, 2017) at Zen, The Event Center located at 924 S. Main Street, in downtown Greenville.

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Taylor Budowich, The Dallas Morning News 3:03 p.m. CT Feb. 25, 2017

People hold a banner as they take part in a protest march in London, against U.S. President Donald Trump's ban on travellers and immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries entering the U.S., Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017. Thousands of protesters have marched on Parliament in London to demand that the British government withdraw its invitation to U.S. President Donald Trump.(Photo: Matt Dunham, AP)

By Taylor Budowich, The Dallas Morning News (TNS)

Left-of-center pundits and activists across the nation are upset about Novembers election results. As they continue grasping for answers, they are mistakenly trying to draw parallels between today's anti-Trump protests and the Tea Party movement in the false hope that political salvation is just around the corner.

When people think of the Tea Party, they often remember the national protests. However, the movement's legacy was not cemented by rallies. Instead, it is being realized through continuous waves of victories at the ballot box.

Most importantly for the conservative activists, those election victories are likely to continue because there is a strong Tea Party presence in the very essence of the conservative, Republican political infrastructure.

The Tea Party's coming-of-age can be traced back to January 2010 in a special election to replace the late Sen. Ted Kennedy in dark blue Massachusetts.

It was no surprise that the media reported we had no chance, as the state had not elected a Republican senator to that seat in more than 50 years not to mention the fact that 62 percent of the state's voters had just cast ballots in support of Barack Obama. However, the Tea Party shocked both the media and the world by winning handily and sending Scott Brown to Washington.

Through this victory, in which the Tea Party Express played the most significant role in helping to nationalize the election, we were able to prove that support for the Tea Party message was as broad as it was deep.

That victory in Massachusetts proved that conservatives could win anywhere, and that electoral message was carried on to purple states like Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Wisconsin, where each of those senate candidates who won in November of 2010 won again in 2016.

At the gubernatorial level, we've seen the number of conservative chief executives swell to 33, complemented by conservative majorities in 69 of the 99 state legislative bodies. And, except for Tom Corbett in Pennsylvania, every governor elected through the 2010 Tea Party-wave was re-elected in 2014.

The key to the Tea Party support was the inclusiveness of the movement. The only litmus test was a commitment to opposing the increasing size, cost and intrusive of the federal government and supporting fewer taxes and regulatory burdens so the economy could grow and expand opportunities for all Americans.

But unlike the Tea Party, that broad support is not evident in today's anti-Trump protests. Many of these rallies were busy excluding people they disagreed with instead of trying to broaden their base.

An honest look at what's happening today also reveals a significant lack of geographic diversity, which is exactly what propelled the Tea Party.

Statistician Nate Silver, editor-in-chief of FiveThirtyEight and a special correspondent for ABC News, published an in-depth analysis of the anti-Trump Woman's March. In his report, Silver finds that 80 percent of march attendance came in states that Clinton won. By comparison, 58 percent of the Tea Party protests were in states that Obama won in 2008.

RealClearPolitics analyst Sean Trende also explored the Democrats' base problems in a series of articles titled "How Trump Won," by pointing to the party's heavy, yet limited representation in mega-cities, like San Francisco and Los Angeles. Moreover, Trende's piece explored the Democrats' inability to succeed in small towns. Trump won big victories throughout rural and small town America.

The result of those two realities is that even though states like California, New York and Illinois may turn out a lot of anti-Trump protests, those protesters' voices are already being heard and represented by their democratically elected presidential electors, senators and Congress-people.

So, unlike the Tea Party, which proved able to win competitive races, where can this anti-Trump "movement" go?

Five members of Congress have been chosen to serve in Trump's cabinet, and their offices will have to be filled in upcoming elections. There will be openings in Montana, Alabama, Kansas, Georgia, and South Carolina. Does anyone think an anti-Trump candidate will be viable, like Scott Brown was in blue Massachusetts?

Will these protestors dare test just how "populist" their message is by seriously supporting candidates in any of these races? Or will they take a page from Occupy Wall Street and the recent University of California protests and allow their movement to be pre-empted by those seeking violence and destruction instead of rational debate?

My bet is these anti-Trump protesters will go the way of Bernie Sanders and seek political purity rather than political victory. Thus, the Tea Party will continue serving as the most consequential political movement in modern American politics.

Taylor Budowich is the executive director of the Tea Party Express political action committee. He wrote this for The Dallas Morning News.

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