June 19, 2013

Meet Cameron Michaels, Coffee Party Director & Frugal Gourmet Cook Serving Country

April 8, 2013 by 1 Comment
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Cameron Michaels is a United States Army veteran. He is a devoted father, husband, son, grandson, entrepreneur, and political activist. He is an alumnus of the American Boy Choir School, environmentalist, a bagpiper, singing waiter, and chef. He wants to see America be all that it could be and was meant to be. Cameron is not just talking about the problems in America. He is doing something about it. He served his country in the military. He is serving his country by being an integral part of business in its economy. And he is serving his country by being a party of Coffee Party USA. Cameron knows that there are many ways to serve and he has chosen many. Cameron Michaels has been a member of Coffee Party for some time now. He was instrumental in Coffee Party’s new Internet and Social Media Infrastructure that is leveraging the Coffee Party base to have material impact on politicians in Washington and throughout the United States of America. Cameron blog is Poliblogz.com. Cameron says: I am in favor of … [Read more...]

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Coffee Party Radio: Politics Done Right w/Egberto Willies– Debilyn Molineaux and Sally Swisher Subbing Sat 12–2PM CST

April 6, 2013 by 1 Comment
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Politics Done Right with Egberto Willies Saturday 12:00 Noon Central/1:00 PM Eastern Call In, talk and/or Listen: (646) 929-2495 Listen On Computer/Smartphone Live/Podcast: HERE This week’s show Debilyn Molineaux and Sally Swisher will guest host while Egberto attends the Coffee Party USA Board un-Retreat.  There is SOOO much that has happened this week, we couldn't settle on just one or two topics and decided that a potpouri of current events was in order. Here are a few starter topics:   Obama offering to cut Social Security cost of living raises, the "Grand Bargain?" Arkansas Oil Spill - environment & media failures Plan B over the counter? US Post Office, the unrealistic expectations causing the "loss" Don't Do Koch - updates and upcoming events CRUSHING Student Debt Fast Food Strike in NYC … [Read more...]

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Coffee Party Board Meeting in Washington DC Redefining & Reiterating Local & National Goals

April 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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The Coffee Party USA is currently meeting in Washington DC. In attendance are Board President Eric Byler, Board Vice President and Campaigns & Action Director Egberto Willies, Secretary and Director John Cashon, Treasurer and Director Jeanene Louden, Internet Infrastructure Director, Development Director Cameron Kruger, Pathways to Participation Director DeLann Williams, At-Large Director Dan Aranson, and At-Large Director Michael Charney. Board members got into an impromptu discussions on goals as well as on the nation ills on Thursday as different members arrived at staggered times. Internet Infrastructure, local chapter engagements and other issues were discussed in an informal manner. This morning as the meeting progresses, the Mission Statements is been enhanced to reflect what has been done and many larger issues Coffee Party will be engaged in. Update: We completed the afternoon of the first day coming up with seven major goals to ensure Coffee Party’s mission continues. After dinner past … [Read more...]

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Coffee Party’s Discussion On Congressman’s Statement On Race Based Policy Opposition

March 15, 2013 by 1 Comment
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I posted one of my blog posts to our Coffee Party Facebook page today titled “Republican: ‘Good Politics To Oppose The Black Guy’ While Country Suffers”. The piece references a Huffington Post article I found that referenced a January interview done by South Carolina State Representative Kris Crawford. Crawford stated that unlike many of his fellow Republicans, he supported the measure to expand Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).  He however predicted that he would be the dissenting voice in his party. He suggested that his Republican colleagues knew they benefitted from opposing President Obama’s policies specifically because of his race.  Crawford stated “The politics are going to overwhelm the policy," Crawford said. "It is good politics to oppose the black guy in the White House right now, especially for the Republican Party." I wrote the piece because I strongly believe that Crawford did America a service. He said what many knew … [Read more...]

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The Third Reconstruction

January 27, 2013 by 1 Comment
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The Third Reconstruction Posted by Eric Byler January 27, 2013 We traveled to Durham, NC and met with Rev. William Barber — President of the North Carolina NAACP — in early January, 2013 to ask him why he thinks America is so divided today. He told us this Story of America putting our current political conflicts over voter ID laws into historical context: In Rev. Barber's view, we are currently going through the third reconstruction. The first Reconstruction took place after the Civil War. Fusion politics — a governing coalition including Lincoln Republicans, freedmen and former slaves, and populists — made it possible for former slaves to become business, community, and political leaders. But fusion politics was snuffed out by a violent backlash, and replaced by Jim Crow laws that blocked African Americans from voting through poll taxes, impossible "tests," and terrorism. In the 1960s, there was another attempt at reconstruction, better known as the Civil Rights Movement. … [Read more...]

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Virginia 2012: Polling place ordeal at the most African American precinct in Prince William County

November 12, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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by Eric Byler River Oaks Precinct is the most African American precinct, in the most diverse district, of the only majority minority county in Northern Virginia: Prince William County. On Nov. 6, 2012, the polling place at Potomac Middle School did not register its last vote until 10:45 pm, nearly four hours after polls officially close. According to Woodbridge District Supervisor Frank Principi, Virginia law requires that one voting machine be assigned per 750 registered voters. By contrast, Maryland law requires one voting machine per 200 registered voters. This polling place did not appear to adhere to Virginia's law, with only six voting machines and over 5,000 registered voters. Occoquan District Supervisor Michael May included in his post-election newsletter an official statement from the Prince William County Electoral Board. It reads in part, "We would like to make clear that The Office of Voter Registration and Elections has been fully funded by the Board of County Supervisors. No budget … [Read more...]

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Middle Class Compete w/Super PACs? HELL NO. Money Used To Purchase Our Government Obscene #InvoicetheSuperPac

November 12, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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It is sad that what used to be the bastion of democracy is no more. I decided to see exactly what kind of monies went into the 2012 election and decided to visit OpenSecrets.org to check what each Super PAC gave throughout the election. I must admit, I knew there was a lot of money involved. Watching the different groups that were just throwing money at the election made me not only sick, but resolved to do something about it even more so than I already was. While Conservative PACs seemed to have the larger volume of dollars mostly from a few billionaires, Liberal groups are culprits in this matter as well. What is fact is that neither is serving us well as the monies involved are all for corporate interest disguised as free speech. It is time that we stop feeling ourselves the victims of this obscene attack and start effecting change, not by a continuum of talk, but action. Over the next several weeks, Coffee Party USA and other groups that will be mentioned in other posts will be effecting actions for … [Read more...]

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Romney a Victim of Group-Think: Gentler Take on Mitt’s "Lehman Moment"

September 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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Eric Byler is an award-winning filmmaker and Coffee Party co-founder. Eric's directing credits include 9500 Liberty (co-directed with Annabel Park), Charlotte Sometimes, TRE, and American Knees.   LIKE My Facebook Page Follow @EgbertoWillies Romney a Victim of Group-Think: Gentler Take on Libya Blunder Thu, 09/13/2012 - 10:27am by Eric Byler UPDATE:  Mitt Romeny's Libya blunder is being dubbed a "Lehman Moment." Perhaps it will be, but it reminds me of something more innocuous. It reminds me of a person in an audience experiencing group-think: laughing in unison each time an orator completes a sentence, in part because its funny. Then, when the orator shifts gears and speaks in a serious or somber manner, some poor sap in the audience ends up guffawing anyway, so hypnotized is he by the collective experience of periodic laughter. I think Romney was hypnotized by periodic, fact-free attacks on President Obama, many of which have come from media outlets such as Fox … [Read more...]

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Revolt of the Rich–An Article Every Middle Class Person Must Read

August 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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Here at the Coffee Party we have spent a lot of time discussing on how far the political parties have gone astray. Democrats and republicans whether they attempt to hide it or not comprise a government that is little more than a tool for the super wealthy to become even wealthier.  All at the expense of the American people.  As an active and informed citizen I have noticed how little the wealthy depend on society.  They do not need our infrastructure, schools, police and with the ongoing privatization of our military they may no longer need our military.  The American wealthy have transformed themselves into the American ruling class.  They have little to no interaction with ordinary Americans, they don't need to have it.  All of the mechanisms are in place to siphon money from the masses into their bank accounts with minimal time and effort on their parts.  This article from the American Conservative penned by long term conservative operative Mike Lofgren is a brilliant … [Read more...]

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Jessica English – From Republican County Chair to Coffee Party Radio Host And The Poor’s Advocate

August 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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Jessica English is one of Coffee Party’s newest sensations. She has brought brawn, brain, youth, and common sense that is evident when listening to her new Coffee Party Radio Show The Bottom Line. I met Jessica in Washington, DC at Coffee Party’s Enough Is Enough Citizens Intervention last November. She was excited to meet all the Coffee Party folks she had been listening to on Coffee Party Radio (Annabel Park and Eric Byler Founders, etc.) as well as the other faceless Coffee Party volunteers. It was evident she felt at home and was ready to tell Congress and the country about the plight of the middle class and the plight of the poor. The reality is that Jessica knew what she was talking about. After-all she went from being the Republican County Chair to the life of hard knocks very quickly. All that she thought she believed in relative to her politics was in a state of confusion. The personalization of the state of her economics was foreign to her then ideology. This was an immense shock. … [Read more...]

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