Archive for March, 2010
OK I’m pissed, what do I do NOW?
that was the title of a training conf call I sat in on yesterday! The official title was “The 10-minute Activist”. Here’s a few highlights: 1. find a support network (tea party, 912 group). find one that aligns with your beliefs, keep your eye on the big picture, leave the drama at home. 2. write [...]
March 26, 2010
Posted in: Tea Party, Training/Resources 
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Fantastic Update on Roll Call Vote
Here is an email from Talbert Black Jr. who has been great about keeping us up to date on this legislation, followed by a Press Release from Nikki Haley who did an amazing job getting this legislation to the floor. —————————————————– We did it! We forced it out of Danny Cooper’s Ways and Means committee [...]
March 25, 2010
Posted in: State No Comments
*Press Release* Jim Lee Official Filing Today
Businessman and Military Veteran Jim Lee to Make Run for Congress Official Jim Lee to File to be on Ballot at GOP HQ in Greenville On Thursday, March 25 at 3:30PM, businessman and military veteran Jim Lee will officially file to be on the ballot for the GOP nomination to the South Carolina’s Fourth Congressional [...]
March 25, 2010
Posted in: Congressional One Comment
Phone Calls for Thursday
The bill to nullify Obamacare, H. 4240 is online here. The public hearing for this bill will be at 9 a.m. in Room 516 Thursday morning (3/25). The Subcommittee that will be hearing it is the Constitutional Laws Subcommittee, which is under the House Judiciary Committee. It is important that as many people as possible [...]
March 24, 2010
Posted in: State No Comments
**Call to Action** Thursday!
This in from Jonathan Hill of the Anderson Tea Party: Just got word from Rep. Jeff Duncan that there will be a subcommittee meeting (public hearing) on this amendment to the SC Constitution nullifying Obamacare on Thursday, 3/25 at 9AM in Columbia. We need to pack the place out. Please put this on your calendar [...]
March 24, 2010
Posted in: State, Tea Party No Comments
It’s all about control
Rep. Dingall says what we all know:
March 24, 2010
Posted in: National No Comments
A Conservative Victory in Utah
Utah held caucuses last night. While I barely understand the caucus system, it appears to be the very model of grassroots involvement, free speech, and head to head candidate selection. Please read these two first person accounts of the caucus and the utter defeat of GOP establishment candidate Bob Bennett (who voted FOR TARP and [...]
March 24, 2010
Posted in: Congressional, National No Comments
SC04 Congressional Debates in Union … VIDEO and Scoring
Thanks to the technical folks in Union Tea Party for providing video of last Saturday’s SC04 Debate! Audience members involved in scoring the candidates have this report: We had score-keepers in the audience, rating the answers of the candidates. We determined Jim Lee to be the winner of the debate with a slim margin over [...]
March 24, 2010
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Sarah Palin targets Spratt
In a Politico article quoting Sarah Palin’s Facebook page we learn that Palin announces she’ll go after lawmakers who voted for health care reform and hail from districts she and Arizona Sen. John McCain won in the 2008 presidential election. Among those targeted? John Spratt (D) SC District 5. Bring it Sarah!
March 24, 2010
Posted in: Congressional, State 3 Comments
***Action Item*** recorded roll call vote
From Talbert J. Black, Jr., Interim State Coordinator, Campaign for Liberty Dear Friend of South Carolina, It is time to act! Can you believe that 75% of the time your representative in the State House votes anonymously! To halt this insanity we need your help to pass H3047 to require a recorded roll call vote [...]
March 23, 2010
Posted in: State No Comments
