9-12 Project

Announced by political opinion broadcaster Glenn Beck, the 9/12 Project is described as a populist effort to save the country. It invokes U.S. response to the 9-11 Attacks, On 9/10 we were burying our heads in the sand or we were playing politics. It was about Republicans or Democrats. On 9/11 we were freaking out and no one knew who attacked us, where did this come from, what is this. On 9/12 no one in the government had to tell us what to do. We just did it.

There is considerable synergy between this and the Tea Party Movement. Critics have called it an inappropriate play on 9/11, ...an attempt at making crazy mainstream, an invitation to treason and civil war. Beck, the Fox News on-air personality, is exploiting 9-11 for his own self aggrandizement. Beck, Fox News, right wing extremists and corporate-backed groups are sponsoring the anti-Obama march.

MediaMatters calls it a part of overall Fox News strategy. There is much mutual linking among 9-12 sites and Fox News sites.

According to his open letter of November 2009, Beck said, "Today, I have stopped looking for a leader to show us the way out because I have come to realize that the only one who can truly save our country… is us.

Principles and values
The group states nine principles and twelve values: Principles Values
 * 1) America Is Good.
 * 2) I believe in God and He is the Center of my Life.
 * 3) I must always try to be a more honest person than I was yesterday.
 * 4) The family is sacred. My spouse and I are the ultimate authority, not the government.
 * 5) If you break the law you pay the penalty. Justice is blind and no one is above it.
 * 6) I have a right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, but there is no guarantee of equal results.
 * 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.
 * 8) It is not un-American for me to disagree with authority or to share my personal opinion.
 * 9) The government works for me. I do not answer to them, they answer to me.
 * 1) Honesty
 * 2) Reverence
 * 3) Hope
 * 4) Thrift
 * 5) Humility
 * 6) Charity
 * 7) Sincerity
 * 8) Moderation
 * 9) Hard Work
 * 10) Courage
 * 11) Personal Responsibility
 * 12) Gratitude