Archive for May, 2011

Gov Scott of Florida signs drug testing bill

From his website: In keeping his promise to require drug screening for welfare recipients, Governor Rick Scott today signed House Bill 353, which requires adults applying for temporary cash assistance to undergo drug screening. The bill is designed to increase personal accountability and prevent Florida’s tax dollars from subsidizing drug addiction, while still providing for [...]

May 31, 2011  Tags: ,   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

Poll: Which candidate should “get lost”?

New spin on polling. Which candidate should “get lost” from current GOP field? click here to vote.

May 31, 2011   Posted in: Uncategorized  7 Comments

Next Budget Workshop Wednesday 8 am to 10 am

If you are able to attend … the next Spartanburg County Council budget workshop is tomorrow, Wednesday June 1 from 8 am to 10 am (yes that IS a donut shop right next to the building!) This may be only dealing with the Parks issues, but not sure. If you can be there please do [...]

May 31, 2011   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

Allen West on the Patriot Act

Up front I admit that this is an issue that I haven’t spent much time on. To try to learn about/cover everything happening in the Conservative movement is impossible for my schedule and some issues I intentionally leave to others better informed, the Patriot Act has been one. I found this post by W. James [...]

May 31, 2011  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

Letter to the Editor “The Spartanburg Six”

I was fortunate to have a letter to the editor published in Sunday’s paper, click here to read online. When you hear the names Olympia Snowe or Susan Collins, what is your response? For many, our eyes narrow and our jaws clench as we remember the times these Republicans have voted with the Obama Democrats, [...]

May 31, 2011  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: Uncategorized  6 Comments

*ACTION ITEM* Tort Reform … Call Your Senator!

Call your State Senator on the Senate floor at 803-212-6700! Find your State Senator here: http://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/zipcodesearch.exe Governor Haley has asked the State Senate to not go home without passing a strong tort reform bill and a Department of Administration bill. With just three short days remaining, it’s critical that our Republican activists contact their Republican [...]

May 31, 2011   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

Caption This!

Please use comments section to offer your best caption to the picture below. Special prize to the winner will be awarded at our next Spartanburg Tea Party meeting, THURSDAY June 16, which will be our “soapbox” meeting … casual night with snacks and a soapbox where anyone who wants to can get up for a [...]

May 30, 2011   Posted in: Uncategorized  6 Comments

Tim Scott a “NO” vote on debt ceiling

(Note: from what I hear, EVERY GOP on SC Delegation will be a “no”) Press Release from Tim’s office: Date: May 30 2011 Contact Sharon P. Axson FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (843) 852-2222 Scott to Vote Against Increase in Debt Ceiling CHARLESTON, SC – Representative Tim Scott (SC-01) plans to vote ‘No’ in Tuesday’s showdown vote [...]

May 30, 2011  Tags: ,   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

Spartanburg Tea Party on RINO Hunt Radio!

Our friend Harry Kibler hosts a program every other Sunday night on Blog Talk Radio called RINO Hunt Radio, and last night I was honored to be his guest! Harry and I spent almost 2 hours discussing the topic of government creating/destroying jobs, and some of the recent happenings in South Carolina. He has folks [...]

May 30, 2011  Tags:   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

Pepsi, Kraft, and Nestle using aborted fetal cells to test flavor

This is a story that’s all over the Internet this weekend, not sure if it’s a NEW story, or just caught the attention of the blogosphere. Rebecca Millette at LifeSiteNews reports: Scores of prolife groups are calling for a public boycott of food giant, PepsiCo, due to its partnership with Senomyx, a biotech company that [...]

May 29, 2011  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: Uncategorized  4 Comments