Be Heard...Be Involved!

Hello Brushfire Patriots! 
A couple of upcoming events to get on your calendar...you won't want to miss these!


Next Brushfire Meeting
Tuesday April 13   5:00 - 7:30 pm
Eastside Marketplace, Moscow
Sign-making Open House
Brushfire Alliance is hosting a sign-making party for the upcoming Tax Day TEA Party / Liberty Rally. 
We will have sign-making stuff at the Eastside Marketplace concourse (the mall east of Moscow by Safeway)
If you have large markers, paints (acrylic, tempra or poster paint) brushes or wooden stakes to contribute, go ahead and bring them along.  Poster paper will be available or you can bring your own.

There are plenty of ways to help besides writing on signs, so don't let the lack of letter-painting skills keep you away!

Bring friends...everyone is welcome to help make a sign, enjoy coffee, spiced cider and a cookie while we work and visit.   Kids are welcome (there's a nice little play area for youngsters at the mall).   If you have to make a sign and run, we understand....git 'er done and then jet!

We had a lot of fun at this pre-rally sign party last year...come experience it first-hand!

(If you would like to bring a plate of cookies to share or a bottle of cider, we would welcome the help)  

Please help spread the word that we won't be at our usual meeting venue at Potlatch City Hall Conference Room.





TEA Party III
Thursday, April 15 (Tax Day!)  5:30  - 8:00 pm
Friendship Square in Moscow, hosted by Palouse Liberty Project

Last year there were over 300 people at the Tax Day Rally  - the biggest grassroots rally this area has seen!  It would be great to DOUBLE that number, so grab some friends, make a sign (or come Tues 4/13 to the sign-making party above)  and lend your voice to this groundswell of citizens raising their concerns about the direction our country is headed.  (Please keep your signs family-friendly, as many people bring their children)


10th Amendment Rally
Friday, May 7, 2010
East City Park
5 pm - 8 pm
(BBQ vendor will be available at the park)

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Gresham Bouma ( http://greshambouma.com ) the liberty-minded, constitutional, conservative Republican candidate for District 6 Idaho State Senate (running against long-time incumbent Gary Schroeder) has been invited to speak at both events. Come out and voice your support for Gresham, for limited government, for fiscal sanity...for liberty!

Gresham Bouma for Idaho Senate - Carol Bauer, Treasurer

If you would like to be added to our notification list, send me an email at   BrushfireAlliance@gmail.com  and put "add to contacts" in the subject line.

We recently switched service providers from yahoo.com.      If you have our old email address in your contacts, will you please update it now?  BrushfireAlliance@gmail.com is the correct address.        (  BrushfireAlliance@yahoo.com  is only used to email meeting notices.)

• Our current meeting schedule is the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month.  If there is another evening besides Tuesday that will work better for people's busy schedules, will you please let me know?  Wednesday & Sunday evenings are out, but we could hold meetings any other day of the week.  Sound off and let me know what would work best for you!  And if there are area communities who would like to meet closer to home, gather a group of like-minded neighbors and I'll be happy to come hold a meeting in your area on our off (1st and 3rd) weeks of the month.
  

Folks, Brushfire Alliance  is making waves within Latah County and is being talked about across the state...all the way down to the power players in Boise!  People around the state have their eye on District 6.  Now is the time to get involved and join in...we CAN make a difference....we ARE making a difference already! 


In Liberty,
Paula Bauer & Karen Calisterio
Brushfire Alliance

Open House FUNDRAISER for Gresham Bouma

Barry & Linda Tenney and Rick & Karen Potter

cordially invite supporters to attend an

Open House Fundraiser

Friday, April 9  6 - 8 pm

307 N. Monroe Street

Moscow, Idaho

Gresham will speak at 7 pm followed by Q&As

Come out and support Gresham Bouma's run for Idaho Senate. Gresham's candidacy has been met with enthusiasm and gratitude throughout the county...here is our opportunity to show him just how much we are behind him!

This is the first fund raising effort for the Bouma campaign. We need this principled candidate in Boise. Campaigns cost money, and Gresham's “war chest” needs to be filled!

Though counseled otherwise, Gresham is not aggressively courting big donations from major PAC's and lobbiests. He earnestly desires the backing of his constituents in District 6 and would rather have 100 $10 donations from his voters than a single $1000 donation from a “power-player” outside our district. Let's show him how grateful we are for his strong commitment to listen to and serve the people of Latah County!

Let's hit Gresham with a double blessing on May 9 and send him a money bomb! Spread the word and donate here: http://greshambouma.com/donate.html

If 10-15 people could provide a large platter of appetizers or finger food for the event, it would be a huge help! Please contact one of the names below if you would like to assist:

• Linda Tenney (hostess) – via Facebook or email: bltenney@yahoo.com
• Paula Bauer (campaign manager) 882-4945 / 208-596-8725 or gemstatemom@gmail.com

If you are unable to attend, would you please demonstrate your support with an on-line donation?

Gresham Bouma for Idaho Senate - Carol Bauer, Treasurer

Brushfire Alliance Meeting on Tues, April 6

Brushfire Alliance is meeting Tues, April 6 at 7pm
Location:  Potlatch City Hall Conference Room


We are excited to have Gresham Bouma as our keynote speaker.

Gresham,  family man and a small businessman/contractor from Viola, is challenging long-time incumbent Gary Schroeder in  the Republican primary on May 25,  in order to  represent the people of District 6.

This is a great opportunity for community members to ask questions and find out where Gresham stands on the issues facing Latah County and Idaho.

You can see Gresham's website here: http://greshambouma.com

We encourage you to bring  friends and bring your questions so you can make an informed choice on May 25th.


In Liberty,
Paula Bauer
BrushfireAlliance.blogspot.com

Is CO2 by humans REALLY the problem?

Remember how our current governor, Butch Otter, punched the panic button in May 2007 to declare 'greenhouse gases' from humans to be such a threat to the world?

Watch this informative video for, as Paul Harvey would say, "the rest of the story"





Can Idaho afford to re-elect a man who is led by the 'chicken littles' of world, despite the crippling effects to the economy of the US and Idaho?

What? You tell me he no longer agrees with his earlier position?

Really? You mean he revoked his Executive Order 2007-05 ?

No. I didn't think so.

I urge you to vote on May 25 for  

Rex Rammell -- Idaho's next Governor!

Meeting Announcement: Tuesday, March 9th - 7 pm

Please mark your calendars for Tuesday, March 9 at 7 pm
Tentative location:  Potlatch City Hall Conference Room
I will post a definite location on Monday once the venue is confirmed.

Bring a friend!

Items for discussion:

• Upcoming free dinners put on by Rex Rammell for Governor.  Lots of ways people can help, get involved and get the word out.  If you haven't yet RSVP'd and you'd like to hear what Rex has to say and how he will serve the people of Idaho, go to his facebook page soon and claim a seat.  Dinners are filling up fast. 

• Help for local District/county candidates.  Please consider and pray about this!  The time to commit is at hand.  There are also many ways to support and assist those who have made the commitment to step up and run.  They need our help...let's not leave them standing alone.

• Status of Idaho Initiatives.  We will need an army of people to gather signatures in order to get the initiatives on the ballot this fall. Be thinking how you can assist the effort. http://www.freedominitiatives.com

• Alternative meeting venues in other towns around the area.  Tentative idea:

•     Meeting in Potlatch one Tuesday each month with guest speakers
•     Meeting on remaining Tuesdays of the month 'on location'.
•     Need to a) determine interest/need  b) identify free meeting sites, and c) find volunteers to handle prep/lock-up details for each venue 

Give the idea some consideration and we'll brainstorm on Tuesday.

Okay!  Let's get out there and...

light some fires!

Must See TV

Sheriff Mack tells it like it is:




What do we do about it?

Well, for starters, we need to Elect Rex Rammell for Idaho's next Governor!

Article from the Outdoorsman

This was forwarded by Keith Lunders, who wrote the following note:

For those following the articles and debate about the newly introduced tapeworm disease this information might be enlightening, even if, or especially because, it exposes the deliberate deceit of a once trusted government agency (F&G) that instead of minimizing the impact of this plague should be enraged about and demanding remedial action from those responsible for the introduction of this ecological disaster into our living space.  NO ONE IS IMMUNE FROM IT!  SPREAD THE WORD - WHETHER OR NOT YOU HUNT OR GO TO THE WOODS, YOU WILL SOMEDAY BE EXPOSED, AND MOST LIKELY ALREADY HAVE BEEN.  AS THE ARTICLE POINTS OUT, WOLF ERADICATION IS THE ONLY EFFECTIVE CONTROL.  

     From personal observation and accounts of wolf encounters from other area residents I believe it's safe to say that there isn't one resident of north central Idaho who hasn't had wolves in their backyard, whether they know it or not.  Sightings have been reported to me around or in nearly every town in the region with the exception of Lewiston, and there are reportedly at least 3 known packs in Nez Perce Co.  It's not rocket science that until wolves wear diapers or become box trained, they will leave their infected calling cards wherever they visit in the form of "scat".  They are literally spreading this infestation door to door throughout the Northwest while our governor and the state Fish and Game Department minimize the real impact it'll have on our lives.  They deserve neither our votes nor our support in the form of license/tag fees.  Think about it.      

Keith Lunders
www.kmmatchcase.com

Please click here to read the excellent article recommended so highly by Keith and many others.

And don't forget, subscriptions to The Outdoorsman ($25 donation) help to support this important work to keep Idahoans informed.

More on the Idaho wolf issue

Many folks have been reading and studying the Idaho wolf issue.  Concerns are exploding around the state over the impact of wolves on Idaho's wildlife, livestock and citizens.

The following letters and articles are excellent materials to pass along to those who desire more info.
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By R. Keith Lunders - Elk River

2/4/10                            So what’s the solution?

Now that the general public is becoming enlightened about the delights of hosting tapeworm-packing Canadian wolves, people are asking what can be done to alleviate this unparalleled man-made ecological disaster.  Please consider the following.

Pressure city, county, and state officials to file lawsuits against individuals like Ed Bangs and his employer, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, for damages that are escalating daily.  Bangs’ awareness of the dangers Canadian wolf transplantation posed to the Northwest’s ecosystem is well documented, thereby proving he’s intentionally stupid.  This is really important because intentional personal stupidity establishes personal liability, while government-sanctioned stupidity is protected by Congress. 

Hire a hungry lawyer, sue the shorts off everyone responsible for this ecological catastrophe. 

Establish a no holds barred bounty of $500.00 per wolf – stimulate the economy by employing thousands of laid off loggers with empty pockets, empty freezers, empty pantries, and hungry kids.  

Let the US Fish and Wildlife Service dispose of wolf carcasses – this was their bright idea.  Let Fish and Game help – there’s nothing else left to manage anyway.

Be aware that deer, elk, moose, rabbits, grouse, bear, cougar, etc., and domestic animals are being infected, maimed, mangled, disemboweled, and eaten alive by wolves 24/7. 

Be warned that infected wolf “scat” is being deposited where Fifi and Rover can sniff and roll in it, thereby exposing your entire household to potentially deadly non-native tapeworms. 

Avoid wolf poop, someday it’ll contain human body parts.

Support Rammell – a governor who’ll tell F&W to go manage skunk cabbage.

 

Keith Lunders

Elk River, Idaho 83827

208-826-3219

Note from Keith:  George Dovel, publisher of The Outdoorsman is the man I believe most responsible for enlightening the rest of us [on the wolf issue].  A subscription is $25.00/year if you want to give him a well-deserved plug.  

Okay - I'll plug away!  Please support the folks, in this case George Dovel, who are working tirelessly to shine a light on what is going on in our state.  Send your $25 donation, along with your name and mailing address and start receiving The Outdoorsman in your mailbox: 

The Outdoorsman

P.O. Box 155

Horseshoe Bend, ID 83629

excellent letter by R. Keith Lunders

This letter to the editor was published in the Lewiston Morning Tribute on 1/27/2010.
I will try to get future letters up in a more timely fashion.

Enjoy!  And be on the look-out -- Keith's letters appear approximately every two weeks,.  He has been a faithful advocate for the people of Idaho for many years on a variety of issues that impact our lives.
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Published 1/27/2010

01/20/10                             What nonsense!

 

Anyone who read the double speak (Trib-Outdoor 1/14) about the species of tapeworm newly introduced into the Northwest in the guts of transplanted (NOT “reintroduced”) Canadian wolves needs to check out the Outdoorsman article at idahoforwildlife.com to really appreciate the plague that’s been unleashed on a multi-state ecosystem.  Unlike the mindless blather published by the Trib, the Outdoorsman documents that this life-changing nightmare can dramatically impact human lives with the need for expensive drugs, surgeries, autopsies, and funerals.  Contrary to the nonchalant attitude of Fish and Game spokesmen quoted by the Trib, this medical issue is worse than a prom night pimple. 

Records prove that the perpetrators knew in advance that transplantation of infected Canadian wolves would unquestionably include co-introduction of unwanted hitchhikers.  Ed Bangs, the so called biologist in charge of introduction, not only had first-hand knowledge of the problem, but was furnished documentation of parasite infestations common to wolves by several experts with several decades of wolf-specific research.  He chose to ignore them.    

Since it would be unthinkable to introduce an alien species into any ecosystem without extensive peer review it’s simply impossible to believe there’s anything accidental about this wolf fiasco with it’s astronomical past, present, and future economic impact on the entire Pacific Northwest.  Neither should there be anything accidental about state-initiated class-action lawsuits against Mr. Bangs and the US Fish and Wildlife Service demanding eradication of Canadian wolves, plus hundreds of millions in compensation.

PS Support Rammell for governor – the only candidate pledged to remove wolves.

Keith Lunders

Elk River, Idaho 83827

208-826-3219

Keith and Marge Lunders
www.kmmatchcase.com

Which is it, Governor Otter?

In May of 2007, Idaho Governor Butch Otter signed  Executive Order No. 2007-05,

"ESTABLISHING A STATE POLICY REGARDING THE ROLE OF STATE GOVERNMENT IN  REDUCING GREENHOUSE GASES"

 

Fast forward to 2010.  Otter is up for re-election, and is now against  Cap and Trade and the greenhouse gas measures proposed in the Federal legislation.

CORRECTION:  Gov. Otter's press release opposing Cap and Trade legislation was dated 07/07/09.  Click here to read what he had to say 2+ years after  issuing his Exec. Order 2007-05.

Huh?

I think he 'Otter' make up his mind!

If he is against Cap and Trade, he could best demonstrate it by rescinding his 2007-05 Executive Order instead of turning the air blue with his empty campaign rhetoric.  And he should apologize to Idahoans for jumping on the junk science bandwagon and crying wolf over the debunked AGW theory.

But I'm not holding my breathe for either to happen.

The  best solution? 

Vote  Rex Rammell for Governor!  VoteRammell.com