So in a story first broke by MOTHER JONES MAGAZINE; but now being reported by multiple other news outlets, there appears to be a new ultra-conservative coalition & battle plan being hatched behind closed doors.  Blaming the loss of the 2012 Presidential Election, and significant Congressional losses along with it, on a failure to effectively get their message out to the Non-Tea Party masses-a group of prominent conservatives have been holding private meetings in Washington, to ignite a new "Messaging War" geared toward duping progressives into embracing their cause.  This includes targeting the minority vote, with some unsurprisingly offensive tactics I might add (i.e. invoking the name of Frederick Douglass as an example of the activism the Tea Party should be utilizing), and increasing their efforts to use the courts & state legislatures to stack the deck against the opposition.  Among several problems here, the main one that stands out is that the platform has not changed-they are just looking for ways to re-state their position without sounding so racist/elitist.  Pardon me, while I pause to vomit.

This newly christened "Groundswell " Movement was formed earlier this year; and has been holding private meetings at the offices of the Conservative Legal Watchdog Group Judicial Watch.  Among the topics being discussed during these meeting, the main goals appear to be killing off Immigration Reform, minimizing the GOP's reputation for being a party of racists, and crushing the influence of the previous leadership structure of the GOP (target #1 being strategist Karl Rove aka "Bush's Brain).  Of course President Barack Obama, the Democrats in Congress, and the Federal Government on a whole, are the main targets.  And it is now clear that the Groundswell is the reason why stories about Benghazi, the now-debunked theory of the IRS allegedly targeting Tea Party groups, alleged misconduct within the Department of Justice, and multiple other potential scandals/not-scandals just won't go away.  

To achieve their goals, the Groundswell has been working to push its message via Twitter hash-tags and media headlines in regard to alleged Voter Fraud, Immigration Reform, Congressional Budget battles, and "useful scandals."  Based on documents acquired by Mother Jones Magazine, headlines & hash-tags like  "Obama places politics over public safety"-quickly followed by a Washington Times article, penned by Groundswell member Frank Gaffney, morph into additional stories that give the impression that there is some sort of crisis of leadership and/or safety at hand.  

The group of influential conservatives guiding this movement is led by Tea Party consultant/lobbyist Virginia "Ginni" Thomas, former UN ambassador John Bolton, president of the Center for Security Policy Frank Gaffney, Ken Blackwell & Jerry Boykin of the Family Research Council, President of Judicial Watch Tom Fitton, Gayle Trotter of the Independent Women's Forum, Catherine Engelbrecht & Anita MonCrief from True the Vote, former GOP Congressman Allen West, and Max Pappas (a top aide to Texas Senator Ted Cruz).  

Oddly enough, group leader Virgina Thomas is the wife of much-maligned Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.  Critics argue that Thomas' work as a lobbyist opposing The Affordable Care Act (aka ObamaCare) pose a conflict of interest for her husband, who has already participated in striking down a portion of the bill & stands to rule on the constitutionality of the health care reform initiative in future cases.  Mrs. Thomas also has a hand in lobbying against other issues that will soon be coming before the SCOTUS, including Voting Rights, Abortion Rights, and Gay Marriage.  

Other current goals of the Groundswell include opposing President Obama's Secretary of Labor nominee Tom Perez.  The group is publicly alleging that Perez supports Muslim Brotherhood organizations and Shariah Law.   One Groundswell memo maintains that Perez "is extremely antagonistic toward whites."  Lol.  #FearMongering  
The group is also behind allegations that Secretary of State John Kerry has ties to the Iranian Government, that make him vulnerable to blackmail; and efforts to fight the Boy Scouts of America's decision to lift its ban on gay membership.  

To read the entire MOTHER JONES article, click HERE.

Each day we watch the news, and no matter which network, we find ourselves bombarded with story after story about each day's events in Congress & our local State Legislatures.  The problem here is that these images and stories amount to little more than a theater of Political Fuckery.  And let's not even go there on Talk Radio & its unspeakable levels of ignorance. 

The part that I can't figure out is WHY the vast majority of citizenry don't see through the smokescreens being presented almost daily.  I get that often one will fail to think clearly, when guiding off of fear and/or emotion; but at some point logic should prevail.  Shouldn't it???  I get that politicians, and those within their inner circle, spend many hours plotting ways to spin public opinion in favor of whatever policy they seek to push forward.  And sadly I clearly see that the manipulation of people's fears, emotions & general misinformation has been used increasingly more frequently, from the days of then President Richard Nixon, right up through the Bush/Cheney/Rove Regime.  But come on; surely we are smarter than that???!!!  Aren't we?

From the moment that Republicans, or Grand Old Party, won Majority Control of Congress in the 2010 Elections the mantra has been that the #1 Priority would Job Creation.  But as of July 2013, not a single Job Creation-related bill has made it through Congress.  There have been forced budget cuts (Sequestration) that has led to job layoffs, cuts in pay, cuts to funding for Head Start, and other programs that assist with the day to day life of the poor & middle class.