Dale Robertson Shares The Mail. Look What Others Are Saying.......
Jack Shea
I'm constantly looking for stories about the Tea Party movement on Google. However, the infighting between GOP groups last fall was a real turn off (Some gal named "Amy" who thought she was hot stuff left one group and went to another, etc.). I had pretty much stayed away from the Tea Party scene because of that and the bickering I had heard early in 2009 on my former BTR station where Tea Party "leaders" held a boring, weekly "National Conference Call".
All this changed for me when, on January 6th, TeaParty.org President Dale Robertson put out a warning in a press release to the Florida GOP and the RNC to back conservative candidates or risk losing Tea Party support in the all-important November elections!
That night, I did a Google search of Dale (who I had never seen or heard of) and found a video interview he had done with C-span the day after the March on D.C. last September. I watched that interview and realized that I could trust him completely, that he meant every word he said, that he was totally dedicated to getting Constitutionally conservative candidates elected.
The following week, I contacted Dale and I invited him on my mostly FM talk show at The Micro Effect on January 15th. He was a wonderful Guest. I'm still learning about the movement and if I have any questions, I know I'll get the straight and narrow from Dale. The fact that he works with Steve Eichler impressed me as I knew about Steve from Jim Gilchrist, founder of The Minutemen. The rest is history, but I should mention that I haven't stopped asking Dale questions in an effort to find out all I can about the movement. He's always patient and willing to answer my questions. One of the things I like about Dale--he's not like some of the egos in the movement who lust for power and control. He's not a glory hound. He simply wants to help save our country, and I believe with his activism and leadership, we can.
Best Wishes,
Dave Levine