Don Mashak posted on the wire of the group “Free and Equal”:

“First, may I suggest we implement What I have coined as the 80 rule ?

I think we should avoid issues that will cause internal conflict and alienate others that would be with us in the most important issues such as: abortion, gun control, gay marriage, nuclear power, school prayer, affirmative action, etc.

On June 20, 2009 MIKE HOLOKA said:
DON-With all due respect i strongly disagree! Tea parties are about the values and principles of the founding fathers. screw political correctness. that is why we are in this mess. WAKE UP! Everything is ok except for what is right. Well no more. By the way we already have citizens grand juries and politicians have been indicted by them over 100 times.. What I don’t know is whether the authorities are doing anything about it. If the prosecutors don’t do anything then what can the citizens do. I believe it was Jefferson but I could be wrong who said a people that would trade off some liberties for some securities is not worthy of freedom and will end up losing all their liberties. We can be neither timid or shy about what we believe-that is how a Hitler takes over a people-not on my watch. with all due respect Don-we have to say-if we want our liberties-not to fear any man or any sacrifice-
but fear God. And yes i used the G word. Let’s wake up-every state constitution references God or the Almighty or the Almighty God or words to that effect. I am not about to let voodoo science make a monkey out of me. The politicians don’t hesitate to insult us with the rwextremist labels- calling us a threat to the country while they destroy it. You can take your 80% rule and govern yourself accordingly. I am 100% American-100% conservative and 100% ticked off at the powers to be-but most of all to all those who let 2-3 generations be misled with miseducation while we have been fleeced by the Government on both sides of the aisle. I say be a Patriot or stay home. We can’t afford to compromise with political ideology-it is destroying America and it has gotten us no where. Let’s hope we have elections in 2010 and not Iranian style.
If you are feeling comfortable in your own skin let me suggest you are not doing enough for your country!
It is not about comfort or how we feel-it is about life, liberty and whether we can ever get back what we once had-it is about what is right-what is lawful-what is moral-family- and personal responsibility.
The power people are the true threat to our country and the nonsense of political correctness is a shame on the American people for letting it happen. Either we stand up for what we believe or we stand for nothing.
Let’s get with it-honesty is the best policy-and this notion we ahve to agree on evrythingor we can’t work together-where did that come from. there are 30 major league baseball teams-yet baseball fans can peacefully discuss players, stats etc without being in agreement. the founding fathers were in 2 camps federalists and anti- federalists. didn’t stop them from putting their name on a death warrant called the declaration of independence. There were many other differences but all recognized that the present system was not working. So let’s agree to disagree respectfully as mature individuals. Let’s focus on the true enemy of our country without selling out our souls on some artificial representation that we all agree on everything-
Iron sharpens iron. Meaningful discussion means something. You can’t have true education without it-and you can’t get to the real issues by ignoring an enumerated set of issues that are taboo.