Just about a year and a half ago, I went on the air with one goal in mind and I can’t believe that how much things have changed. You remember, I was in this studio — it looked a little different back then — and I wanted to remind people: Wake up, wake up! And remember the one thing that I think you had forgotten: that you’re not alone. That you have them surrounded.



And what I meant by that was not that the conservatives have liberals surrounded or the Republicans have the Democrats surrounded. What I meant — and what I mean tonight — is this: That the average everyday mom and dad and small business owner who lives their lives with the values and the principles of common sense, you have the establishment, the progressive out-of-control government, the politicians from both sides of the aisle, surrounded. The people who actually pay their taxes and don’t spend more than they earn.
Which one was it? Was it the people that believed in the Constitution or the out-of- control bureaucrats who can never tell the truth, it seemed?
Well, then, Rick Santelli went on and he expressed frustration at the government, we’re rewarding what he called bad behavior, without the mortgage bailout. He said there should be a Tea Party. Wow, he said a mouthful, because that’s where it started. He and the rest of America probably never envisioned a day like yesterday happening quite so quickly.
Remember, I told you that you — this was the last — what was it, June maybe, or July? I told you, I said, there’s a cycle and you think that you’re defeated because they keep moving forward, but you’re — you’ve won! You’ve won. The Tea Party candidates racked up more victories last night, this time in Delaware and the New York primaries.
Everybody in the media is talking about Delaware and New York and that’s great. But they missed the complete story. It is not solely about these candidates who won in New York and Delaware. They may be great. They may stink on ice. I don’t know. I leave that up to other people to take care of on the other shows. I’m not voting in either New York or Delaware.
These guys are just the latest.
It has happened over and over and over again. And yet, the Tea Party keeps being dismissed. In Alaska, Joe Miller beat Senator Lisa Murkowski. But he did more than that. He ended a three-decade family dynasty. Lisa Murkowski’s dad was a senator from 1981 until 2002. Then he was governor.
In Utah, Mike Lee emerged and incumbent Bob Bennett was ousted. Bennett was seeking his fourth term even though he originally only promised that he’d serve two terms and then he’d quit. He served 18 years.
Kentucky Rand Paul defeated Republican establishment favorite Trey Grayson. Paul won with about 59 percent of the vote.
The Tea Party is a force.
When has something like this happened in politics before? Can you remember a time, because I can’t.
It is amazing. No matter how much money, no matter how much the media throws over and over and over again, the tea parties grow bigger and bigger and the media and the politicians in Washington don’t see it.
I don’t know why I’m surprised. Time didn’t even run picture of tea parties in “The Year in Pictures” last year. You remember that? But I don’t know how you can miss it now.
Look what you have done. You have — you’ve done the impossible. You’ve gone — in 18 months — from feeling helpless to a powerhouse that my favorite line in the Drudge Report was this morning and it said, “Establishment Freaked.”
Great!
You’ve done all of this against all of the special interest forces of the establishment. Many times running candidates who — I mean, you want to talk about don’t have a traditional political pedigree. I mean, a lot of these people are just simply awful on the campaign trail.
But you’d rather have somebody who’s not a good politician, but has some common sense. These are regular moms and dads, plumbers, bakers, shop owners. You did it.
And when I said, “You did it,” I don’t mean you won this election. Last night, you won the election. But this isn’t mission accomplished. There’s a mighty battle going on. I just wanted to take a moment and say — look at this.

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The 9 Principles

1.	America Is Good.
2.	I believe in God and He is the Center of my Life.
	God “The propitious smiles of Heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right which Heaven itself has ordained.” from George Washington’s first Inaugural address.
3.	I must always try to be a more honest person than I was yesterday.
	Honesty “I hope that I shall always possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider to be the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.” George Washington
4.	The family is sacred. My spouse and I are the ultimate authority, not the government.
	Marriage/Family “It is in the love of one’s family only that heartfelt happiness is known. By a law of our nature, we cannot be happy without the endearing connections of a family.” Thomas Jefferson
5.	If you break the law you pay the penalty. Justice is blind and no one is above it.
	Justice “I deem one of the essential principles of our government… equal and exact justice to all men of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political.” Thomas Jefferson
6.	I have a right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, but there is no guarantee of equal results.
	Life, Liberty, & The Pursuit of Happiness “Everyone has a natural right to choose that vocation in life which he thinks most likely to give him comfortable subsistence.” Thomas Jefferson
7.	I work hard for what I have and I will share it with who I want to. Government cannot force me to be charitable.
	Charity “It is not everyone who asketh that deserveth charity; all however, are worth of the inquiry or the deserving may suffer.” George Washington
8.	It is not un-American for me to disagree with authority or to share my personal opinion.
	On your right to disagree “In a free and republican government, you cannot restrain the voice of the multitude; every man will speak as he thinks, or more properly without thinking.” George Washington
9.	The government works for me. I do not answer to them, they answer to me.
	Who works for whom? “I consider the people who constitute a society or a nation as the source of all authority in that nation.” Thomas Jefferson

The 12 Values
* Honesty
* Reverence
* Hope
* Thrift
* Humility
* Charity
* Sincerity
* Moderation
* Hard Work
* Courage
* Personal Responsibility
* Gratitude