please welcome maggie thurber. >> good morning. i can tell you that it is so fantastic to be in a room of like-minded individuals. joe the plumber and i are from toledo. there are not many conservatives there. i am grateful for americans for prosperity to bring us together so we can see that we are not alone. it is my honor today to make this introduction. there are an awful lot of things that have been said about our next speaker. in 2007, she was called racist, crude and a hate monger. they said her blog was a hate site. they said she had too much time on her hands. she was the flavor of the month among conservatives. the even said she would probably not be where she was today if she were a blonde haired, blue- eyed standard issue conservative. being a brunette, i took exception to that. that is what the experts said. just as we're seeing with health care, the american people, everyday americans, have a much different perspective. jon said that she is wonderful. i do not know how or where she finds the time to pull together all t

please welcome, maggie thurber. >> this morning. so fantastic to be in a room of like-minded individuals. jodie, and i are both from toledo. -- doe the plumber and i are both from toledo. -- joe the plumber and are both from toledo. it is an honor to make this introduction. there are an awful lot of things that have been said about our next speaker. in 2007, she was called racist, crude, and a hate monger. they said her blog was a hate site full of ignorant diatribes. last year they said she had too much time on her hands she was the flavor of the month among conservatives. they even said to probably not be where she was today if she were a blonde haired, blue-eyed standard issued conservative. being a brunette, i took exception to that. that is what the experts said. just as we are seeing with healthcare, the american people have a much different perspective. john said she is wonderful if you are tired of the press releases given by the mainstream media i do not know how or where she finds the time to pull together all this informa

next speaker, was last year's right on line blogger of the year award recipient, please welcome maggie thurberuse] >> good morning. i can tell you, it is so fantastic to be in a room of like minded individuals. joe, the plumber and i are both from told and there aren't that many of us conservatives there and i'm so grateful for americans for prosperity for bringing us together. it's my honor today to make this introduction. now, there are an awful lot of thing that is have been said about our next speaker. in 2007, she was called racist, crude, and a hate monger. they said her blog was a hate site. last year they said she had too much time on her hands. she was the flavor of the month among conservatives. they even said she would probably not be where she was today if she were a blonde haired blue eyed standard issued conservative. being a brunette, i took exception to that. that's what the experts said. but just as we are seeing with health care, the american people, every day americans, have a much different perspective. john said she's wonderful, especially if you're tired of the press rele