Ali good luck but I think he”ll not come.

I hope he does though

I don’t know Mr. Freeman, but I have an idea how he developed his political world view. Far too many people barely pay attention to the news beyond catching a few minutes of ABC/CBS/NBC. If they read a newspaper they glance at the headlines, maybe read a line or two of the first paragraph, scan the editorials and then go to the sports. Most people are too busy living to critically think about political policy and the end result of policies. That is how we got in this fiscal mess. People hear about a problem or a tragedy and their first response is “the government ought to” or there “ought a be a law.” It is a natural reaction. People don’t want to think that bad things can happen and they have (or the government as their representative has) no ability to ensure it won’t happen again. So, to pretend we are addressing these problems we pass laws, and grow government bureaucracy. The likely temporary  problem now has a permanent “solution” with all the associated administrative costs. The mentality of the Tea Party movement is we can read the writing on the wall and the debt is unsustainable. I didn’t become concerned about government spending because a black guy became president. I’ve been concerned for decades. His actions/spending were so outrageous and compounded an already bad situation to the point that regular folks, who don’t normally pay attention, got concerned. We can either start to fix things now or we can become Greece in the very near future.

I have an invitation for Morgan Freeman too, but I’d probably have to promise to keep it between me and him.

I suspect Freeman and many other black Americans who are embarrassed by Obama’s performance and sensitive to the sharp criticism of him from white Republicans are just over-compensating, in a form of denial. 

His most faithful demographics in 2008 were blacks and young adults.  Both are suffering even higher rates of unemployment than the work force as a whole, and are generally negatively impacted by the policies which put further hobbles on growth.  They may continue to believe it isn’t his fault for another 13 months, but it is hard to imagine them showing up in 2008′s record turnout numbers this time around.

I hope he does attend a rally firsthand, so his view of them aren’t caricatures drawn by their enemies, but I doubt he will.

A very gracious and thoughtful officer, Ali. Would really like for Mr. Freeman take you up on it. My suspicion is that he would be too embarrassed to take you up on it, but who knows. 

Anyone who thinks that Freeman would even consider this offer, or would have his tune changed by attending, is delusional. This man is a liberal with a racial chip on his shoulder, no different than M. Waters, Jackson-Lee, Sharpton, etc. et al. He does not possess the intelligence or humility to be embarrassed, nor the courage to be proven wrong. All liberals are the same: they cannot tolerate facts, freedom, or individuality. This was a gallant effort, but you’d have a better chance getting The Emperor to attend a rally = no chance in hell.

True, the closest he might come to attending a Tea party event would be by walking through one, pretty much the way John Lewis and other members of the CBC “attended” a Tea Party rally. And we saw how that turned out.