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Party Headquarters
November 14, 2010We had an opportunity last night to visit West Chester, Ohio, a northern suburb of Cincinnati. Does the name sound familiar? It might because its home to the next Speaker of the House of Representatives, Congressman John Boehner (R – OH). It’s also home to the Grand Ole Pub (GOP) – a new bar and restaurant dedicated to American politics and history.
The GOP is the brain child of West Chester residents Bill and Pat Langdon. They noticed the large number of English and Irish themed bars, but couldn’t find one dedicated to America. “English and Irish pubs will display the flag and memorabilia from either country. We wanted to duplicate that with an American theme, so we started with the Constitution, the Betsy Ross flag, the Boston Tea Party, ‘Washington Crossing the Delaware’…We just wanted to tell the story of America’s founding on the walls,’” says Langdon.

Get Out of Our House!
March 30, 2010Here’s a great new video from the folks at GOOOH (Get Out of Our House):

Vote Them All Out of Office!
March 20, 2010If we only had two choices, keep all of the current lawmakers in office or vote out every incumbent, a new Fox News poll shows that 68% of respondents would clean house, while only 20% would keep the status quo. Not surprising considering Congress’ approval rating has been hovering around 18%. What is surprising is that 52% of the respondents who described themselves as Democrats would get rid of all incumbents. All of this spells bad news for incumbents in 2010.
Here’s more interesting, though not shocking, data. 17% think Congress cares what the American people want, compared to the large 79 percent majority who think Congress does whatever it wants to do.

Congress Needs an Enema!
March 18, 2010
Rene Oberer
We received an email today from Rene Oberer, a Conservative challenging Rep. Mike Turner (R) for US Representative of Ohio’s 3rd District. The email challenged Mr. Turner’s use of earmarks.
Certainly, in a perfect world any conservative would be opposed to earmarks, but in today’s Congressional politics they seem inevitable. The practice is ingrained. So, while we understand Rep. Turner’s desire to return some of that money to our community, we agree that earmarks do more harm than good. To stop the earmarks, you have to change the system by removing the people enabling the status quo.
That said, we applaud Rene’s efforts to bring light to this issue and support her in trying to get rid of earmarks entirely. Maybe the earmarks that litter this god forsaken health care bill will be the straw that breaks the camel’s back?
We at BeHeardNotHerded.com have no allegiance to career politicians. We believe that citizens should do their civic duty by serving public office, then return to their private lives. To that end, we support Rene’s efforts to challenge Mr. Turner. Congress needs an enema!
To read the email from Rene Oberer, click the link below.