President Obama, stimulus packages and national health care came under criticism Thursday night at a Tea Party rally in St. Charles.
Dr. Milton Wolf, an Obama cousin, told the crowd of 300 at the Pheasant Run Resort that the national health-care plan needed to be repealed.
"Now, many say it can't be repealed. If you believe we cannot repeal Obamacare, I have just one message for you -- yes, we can," said Wolf at the event, which is part of the November Is Coming bus tour.
Wolf also quipped that he is "the leader of the conservative wing of the first family. It's been said I should be the next president, and it's been said I have a psychiatric disorder, and both were within my own family."
The Americans for Prosperity and the Kane County 912 Tea Party infused the crowd with their crusade for fewer taxes, smaller government, more freedom and even a sense of history.
The stimulus package also was criticized.
"This is a time in history when we can make a change, the right kind of change, if we stay engaged," said Joe Calomino, head of the Illinois chapter of Americans for Prosperity.
Also joining the program were Amy Jacobson, co-host of WIND radio's "Big John and Amy" show and a former television reporter, and former "American Idol" contestant Krista Branch, who sang "I Am America," a popular YouTube video and the signature song from her album of the same name.
But those on the program stressed that the evening was not about officials or personalities -- only two local politicians showed up, state Rep. John Millner and state Sen. Randy Hultgren, who is running for Congress from the 13th District -- but about what the man in the street can do to pursue conservative ideals.
Wolf said people need to donate to candidates, knock on doors, talk to neighbors and make phone calls.
"In 2010, voting is not enough," Wolf said. "You need to step out of your comfort zone and find a way to get involved."
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