Archive for October, 2010

Freshmen Republicans … Read and Heed!

Yet another post directed at the newly elected Congress, this one from Erick Erickson at Redstate. The GOOD thing for us here in the Upstate is that Erick calls out Jeff Duncan as one of the Freshmen to emulate! (Someone get this to Trey’s people. I’m hoping that Trey becomes equally known as Jeff as [...]

October 31, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Congressional  No Comments

inspiring post by a newly awakened activist

At Redstate, vmo335 gives a short testimony of his 9 month journey to a day long commitment to poll watching on Tuesday. Spartanburg Tea Party … take a look, and if you can let me know if you’d like to help at the polls at Tuesday, there are several opportunities. Call me at 864.384.7558. On [...]

October 31, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: Tea Party, Training/Resources  One Comment

After the Wave

Skip MacLure has a brief post about what is on many of our minds … after November 2 then what? We, the tea party know what we want, and know that our next task, almost as important as getting conservatives into office, is holding them accountable. Read Skip’s article, full of common sense. I would [...]

October 30, 2010   Posted in: Congressional  No Comments

I Love This Man!

because it’s been a WHOLE DAY without an “I Love This Man!” post. (Please wait it out through the 12 second commercial) N.J. Gov. Chris Christie calls Jon Corzine quintessential limousins liberal Democrat in America

October 30, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: National  No Comments

GOP Senators Demand ICE Stop Release of Criminal Aliens

Connie Hair writing at Human Events writes: Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans are demanding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) stop its policy of selective law enforcement against illegal aliens including the termination of deportation proceedings for a number of dangerous criminal aliens. ICE has cited a lack of funding but the senators noted to date they [...]

October 29, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: Immigration  One Comment

Why are Trey Gowdy supporters so worried about Dave Edwards?

In an article posted on October 28th, “Could the 4th District Turn Blue?,” “Kerry” did her best to discredit Dave Edwards and scare people into voting for Trey Gowdy. “Kerry” is obviously a Trey Gowdy supporter. The Dave Edwards for Congress campaign feels that a response to the people of Spartanburg Tea Party is necessary [...]

October 29, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: Congressional  5 Comments

Jim DeMint … Strong Support for Nikki Haley

I’ve seen “pot stirring” going on lately on email lists and blogs by folks who have an ax to grind, an agenda to fill, or just have a “LOOK AT ME ME ME ME MEEEeeeee!” inferiority complex asking why Jim DeMint hasn’t come out in support of Nikki Haley. No matter how many times it [...]

October 29, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: Statewide Races  No Comments

Bobby Harrell meets with Coalition Leaders

Following some of the meetings that the tea party and liberty groups have had in the Upstate in the past month where SC Legislative Reform was discussed and voters were encouraged to call their representatives to ask who they would be voting for SC Speaker of the House, Bobby Harrell requested a meeting with the [...]

October 29, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Tea Party  One Comment

Republicans for Sheheen (Birds of a Feather)

Signs have popped up all over Spartanburg County stating “Republicans for Sheheen” but just who are these people? We’ve received information from a reliable source that the person who coordinated this sign effort is former Spartanburg GOP Chairman Rick Beltram. Not only is Beltram apparently working with the Democrats to elect Sheheen, he is also [...]

October 29, 2010   Posted in: State  8 Comments

Operation Alaska Chaos UPDATE!

Earlier today I posted about blogger Dan Riehl urged Alaskans who were eligible for office to go into their elections office and register as a write in candidate for Senate. That was in protest of a judicial ruling to make a list of write in candidates names available at the polling places, an unprecedented occurrence [...]

October 28, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: National  No Comments