Spartanburg Tea Party

Our friend Harry Kibler at RINOHUNT has passed along news of a good resolution from a meeting that took place today between Tea Party/Conservative organizations and the Chairman of the Greenville County GOP. I’ll just drop his report here. Please visit RINOHUNT, they are doing GREAT work at a very high level of watchdogging our state, and very importantly, reaching out to many conservative/Tea Party organizations in SC, coordinating communication and events, which is a GREAT service to our movement.

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I am pleased to announce the outcome of a meeting early this afternoon. The leadership of the upstate coalition of conservative organizations met with the Chairman of the Greenville County GOP to discuss the Greenville County and State GOP plan to implement a Tea Party Republican organization. The Chairman eloquently stated the goals of the County and State GOP to move the Party toward conservative ideology and adherence to the Party platform by incumbents and candidates. The coalition stated their position that the organization of a Tea Party Republican organization was offensive and would create unnecessary problems between the two organizations. We maintained that although our goals were the same, we desired to be independent from the GOP. Furthermore, we agreed that during the next precinct reorganization we would become involved through the precinct level.

After both sides aired their positions, it was mutually agreed that the County GOP would abandon their plan to create a Tea Party Republican organization and the website for the TPR would be taken down as soon as practical. The County Chairman has contacted the State Chairwoman and communicated our agreement with her. She has also agreed that there would be no attempt by the State GOP to start a Tea Party Republican organization in any County in South Carolina. Realizing our shared goals, they have decided to create a liaison that will work to reach our mutual goals by maintaining direct lines of communication between the State Party and our Grass Roots organizations. A representative will be selected to serve as the liaison from the State Republican Party and that person will work closely with the Leadership of our individual organizations.

A press conference will be set up at which time the grass roots organizations and the State Chairwoman will publically announce this agreement. We expect this announcement to take place within a few days.

Since the plan for the Tea Party Republicans has been withdrawn there is no need for a protest at the Executive Committee meeting on Monday February 1, 2010. The Chairman of the Greenville County GOP has invited everyone to attend the Executive Committee meeting and has assured us that we will be welcomed with open arms. Please make plans to attend this meeting, but leave your protest signs for other battlefields. The location of the meeting is Greenville Technical College TRC Building. The time of the meeting is 7:00 PM.

I am very pleased with the results of today’s efforts to work together to return our County, State and Nation to Constitutional limited government. If you have been sitting on the sidelines and waiting to get involved we need your help. Today’s results are a great example of what can happen when you get involved and are willing to work together.

Please visit www.rinohunt.net and join a truly conservative organization that is working to resist socialism, rebuild conservative government and restore our Constitution. Please send this newsletter to your friends and family to help spread the word. RINO season is here.

Sincerely,

Harry Kibler

Founder, RINO HUNT