I preface my following statements regarding Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney with enthusiastically saying, “ABO, Anybody But Obama”. Any Republican is a thousand times better for America than Obama. Obama is an evil divisive man willing to sacrifice national black/white race relations to further his anti-America socialistic, some say communist, agenda. Gee Lloyd, how do you really feel?
Thus, if Romney wins the Republican nomination you will hear me singing his praises, “Mitt Romney he's our man. If Mitt can't do it no one can! GOOOOO ROMNEY!!!”
Now that I have that out of the way, here is what happened at our Tea Party Express V national bus tour rally in Romney country, Concord, NH.
Mitt Romney was the featured presidential candidate at that particular rally. The majority of the audience were Romney supporters evidenced by the sea of t-shirts bearing his name.
Our Tea Party Express team began the rally with our military tribute; an emotional favorite of tea party crowds nationwide. The Romney audience response was uncharacteristically subdued.
Participating on 5 previous tours, this tour marked tea party rally number 301 for me. My signature opening statement always garners a powerful emotional and loud response from audiences, “Hello my fellow PATRIOTS! I am NOT an African-American. I am Lloyd Marcus...AMERICANNNN!”
A few in the Romney audience cheered, but the majority smiled politely. Some even appeared to have a puzzled look on their faces. I was taken back a bit. I thought, “Is my fly down? What is wrong? Why are these folks so unresponsive?” Still, I am a professional and pressed forward singing my “American Tea Party Anthem”.
My “American Tea Party Anthem” speaks to Obama's failed stimulus and his despicable false charges of racism against the Tea Party. The lyrics of the song and my passionate performance is always a crowd-pleaser winning enthusiastic applause. The Romney audience smiled and offered polite applause.
Back on the Tea Party Express bus headed to our next rally in a different state, some on our team were baffled. Why was the response to our presentation at this tea party rally so uniquely lukewarm? Also, after Romney completed his stump speech, the majority of the crowd left in the middle of the tea party rally.
Then, it dawned on me, the majority of the audience were Romney supporters, not particularly tea party supporters.
Our in-your-face-Obama-must-go approach was probably uncomfortable for them.
Mary Kay Ash of Mary Kay Cosmetics fame said, “The speed of the leader is the speed of the gang”. I believe Romney supporter's lukewarm response to our presentation reflects his attitude regarding the tea party and our principles.
It confirms “to me” that Mitt Romney is an establishment moderate Republican; willing to date and even have a live in relationship with the Tea Party, but not committed enough to marry the Tea Party.
A friend said it is unfair to judge Romney by his fans. Keep in mind that I have attended 300 tea parties nationwide. Some audiences in small towns despite being extremely appreciative were subdued because they are not super expressive. But, the Romney audience was unique, as if we were not on the same page.
I thought about how gangsta rap concerts always attract potentially unruly violent audiences. My brother David loves country music. David and his girlfriend attended a huge country music concert at the Baltimore Civic Center. He was struck by the peaceful nature of the crowd. David said people were drinking and having a good time and yet he did not see one confrontation or arrest; quite a contrast from the typical news reports of violence after a major gangsta rap concert in the same venue. Without question, the headliner attracts a certain type of audience.
I have appeared on the program of several rallies with Sarah Palin. Every Palin audience has been upbeat and enthusiastically patriotic.
Please do not think I am picking on Romney. John McCain was a disaster. To select another moderate as our presidential nominee will insure the re-election of Obama; ending America as we know it. Regardless of how moderate/liberal our nominee, the liberal media will portray him/her as a far right nut cause. So, let's select a true conservative.
Still, I would work tirelessly to install Mitt Romney in the White House if it came down to Romney or Obama.
Lloyd Marcus, Proud Unhyphenated American
Chairman of The Campaign to Defeat Barack Obama.
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Lloyd is singer/songwriter of the American Tea Party Anthem and author of Confessions of a Black Conservative, foreword by Michele Malkin
LloydMarcus.com
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Comment by George Robinson on September 25, 2011 at 7:05am I think Lloyd is close to the mark on Mitt Romney. But the big issue he missed is the feeling's of the local TEA PARTY members. I belong to a local Tea Party group of 40+ strong, and at our previous meeting, there was a large support for our group going to Concord,NH. This all changed when it was announced that Mitt Romney was going to be a key speaker. We DO NOT support Mitt Romney and were not going to thought of so by going to this rally. Across the park was a group of anti-Romney people of 50+. sad but this shows the amount of people who decided to just not go. Only 2 people went from our group to Concord,NH.A distance of only 65 miles. What a poor showing for TEA PARTY EXPRESS. I also contacted Tea Party Express with these views bit no one ever responded back. I think they know they have a problem, but are not willing to address. We Tea Party people are not going to be told who they want us to support!
Comment by Les Sims on September 25, 2011 at 6:39am Lloyd you are correct in your analysis. It's like chosing a date for the prom...the prettiest is not necessarily the best choice.
True beauty comes from within and knowing if my candidate shares the same values as mine. If your values are in line with who you truly are and what you want to be then your choice will be easy and correct.
My values center around the three C's that are most important to me: Christian, Conservative and Constitutionalist. That is why of the declared candidates I favor Michele Bachmann or Herman Cain.
We can send a clear statement to the old guard, fingerbowl crowd, Republican establishment...this is our candidate and our party!
Les Sims
Cumming, Ga. 30041
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