Archive for April, 2010

This is how we take back our country

Newsmax has the story of how the Utah Tea Party folks have taken over their state’s GOP machine. They did it one precinct delegate position at a time. From the article: In a surprising development that sets the stage for a dramatic political showdown, tea party and grass-roots conservatives tell Newsmax they have seized control [...]

April 21, 2010   Posted in: National, Tea Party  No Comments

Contract with voters of SC

As requested, here are the questions from the contract with SC voters being used as a tool to assess legislative candidates by the Upcountry Coalition of Conservative Organizations. if you have any questions please contact Don via email : jdonrogers@gmail.com The purpose of this contract is to inform voters on certain issues that may impact [...]

April 20, 2010   Posted in: State, Tea Party  No Comments

Pickens Tea Party Saturday 4/24

If you thought you missed all the local tea parties and were hoping to attend one, you’re in luck! Date – April 24, 2010 Time – 12:00 Noon Place – Pickens City Hall 219 Pendleton St. Pickens, SC 29671 A great line-up of Guest Speakers!!! Bring Friends, Flags, Signs, Chairs!!!

April 20, 2010   Posted in: Tea Party  No Comments

Joe Lieberman subpoenas Obama admin over Ft. Hood

J. Taylor Rushing and Roxana Tiron at The Hill.com lay out the story of Joe Lieberman serving a subpoena to Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Attorney General Eric Holder requesting information on the Ft. Hood shooter. From the article: He has accused the administration of stalling a congressional probe into the November shootings at Fort [...]

April 19, 2010   Posted in: National  No Comments

Action in Columbia Tuesday

From Talbert Black Jr: On Tuesday, the Upcounty Coalition of Conservative Organizations will be at the Statehouse to deliver their “Contract with voters of South Carolina” to the members of the General Assembly. The “Contract with the Voters of South Carolina” is a list of 21 commitments to liberty minded policy for which each legislator [...]

April 19, 2010   Posted in: State  2 Comments

Pictures of Saturday’s Tea Party in Greenville

The Upcountry Coalition has posted a few albums of pictures from Saturday’s Tea Party. Thanks for those of you who dropped by the Spartanburg Tea Party table to say “hey!”

April 19, 2010   Posted in: Tea Party  No Comments

If you’ll indulge me …

It’s HOCKEY PLAYOFF TIME!

April 17, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

Tea Party Open Thread

care to share your experiences at this week’s tea parties? use comments section and let’s hear from you!

April 16, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

Infiltrators #FAIL

Michelle Malkin has a few pictures of the “INFILTRATORS” attempting to besmirch a tea party in Ohio. Note the signs: “This person is not part of our group” “We’re not with Stupid” “Infiltrator, this person is not with us” Nicely Done Ohio!~!~ Good idea if you have a few minutes and some materials to make [...]

April 16, 2010   Posted in: Tea Party  No Comments

Former SCGOP Treas details $ abuses, SCGOP sez “nuh-uh!”

If you are not reading FITSNews, you are missing some great reporting about SC doings. FITS has two articles this week, one from former SCGOP Treasurer John Cattano. John give us some very specific dollar figures from SCGOP balance sheet and explains why those expenses are wasteful stewardship of donor’s funds. From the article: I [...]

April 13, 2010   Posted in: State  No Comments