Tax Day Tea Party Information Kiosk III

Richmond Tea Party Tax Day Rally


Virginia State Capitol.

The day has finally arrived!

We hope you are coming and bringing all your friends, neighbors and co-workers. Please don't miss this amazing event.

Don't let Congress think you have given up after 12 months of fighting. Let's show every politician we are committed for the long haul! Come hear what we are about, what we have accomplished, and what we have planned for 2010!

Here are all the logistics you need.

Kanawha Plaza [click for map] (8th and Canal)Downtown Richmond
5:30 - 6:30pm Music
6:30 - 8:00pm Rally

MUCH louder sound system, porta potties on site this year, and the entire evening is FREE! We will be giving away some free RTP shirts. Be there or be square! Bring the family!
Some of our speakers for Tax Day Rally!

Doc Thompson of WRVA RadioMatt Whitworth of VCUChris Kinsel of American Family Radio
Joe Guarino, RTP Legislative ChairmanDonna Holt of Virginia 10th Amendment Revolution
Colleen Owens, RTP Activist and Tax Day Chairwoman
Patrick McSweeney, Constitutional LawyerChuck Hansen, Motivational Speaker and Columnist
Karen Cooper, Richmond Tea Party Activist
Rich Nielsen, Small business owner
Gilbert Wilkerson, RTP Board Member
Charles Payne, FOX Business News

Tea Party Code of Conduct [click to read]. ht/Richmond Tea Party

Staunton April 15th Rally:
Gypsy Hill Park Bandstand Area-5:30-7:30 p.m.
5:30 p.m. Welcome, Pledge of Allegiance, and Invocation
5:40 p.m. Kate Obenshain (Likely topic is corruption)
6:00 p.m. Warren Grant (The Constitution)
6:25 p.m. Dr. Jim Grichar (America's Fiscal Crisis)
6:45 p.m. Charles Kraut (Natural rights vs. Human rights)
7:00 p.m. Ben Marchi (Health Care Reform and other key issues)
7:15 p.m. Former Governor George Allen
7:30 p.m. Closing Message ht/Phil

High Noon this Saturday for Healthcare

A Call to Arms by Jon Voight: Come to DC


September 12 rally fills Pennsylvania Avenue.

Join Me in DC this Saturday to Stop ObamaCare [click to read] says Jon Voight. This 11th hour effort to stop the 'Slaughter' was mentioned several times today.Glenn Beck talked about it on his show and Richmond Tea Party [click to read] is planning a convoy driving to Union Station in Washington Saturday!

Plans are for the rally to be on the Capitol steps. The time is 12:00 noon EST, Saturday, March 20th. The vote is scheduled for Sunday afternoon.

Brett Baier Interviews President Obama

Straight Questions [click to view] about an increasingly convoluted strategy to pass the bill.

Update: Bus From Staunton Information

The vote is Sunday. The bus goes up to D.C. Saturday, March 20th. We NEED to Fill The Bus!!!!

BUS PICK-UPS:
STAUNTON WALMART 7:45 A.M.
HARRISONBURG WALMART 8:15 A.M.
STRASBURG exit 298 Park & Ride near Food Lion 9:00 A.M.

COST: $30 per person....Pay at the bus

NOON RALLY SURROUNDING CAPITOL TO LET OUR CONGRESSMEN KNOW WE ARE AGAINST THIS BILL.

Meal stop on trip home: (variety of fast food places)

IMMEDIATELY CALL TO REGISTER AND RESERVE YOUR SEAT:

SUE WARD: 540/ 521-3805
LYN BING 540/521-3804

Why it's Time to Retire...

...The U. S. Congress (Continued)


Overrepresented [and some of these are experiencing 'voter's remorse' right now].


Unrepresented [and being largely ignored by those who 'represent' us].

This of course is the 'purple' map from the 2008 election. Blue and red are separated showing the two Americas more clearly.

Why It's Time to Retire...

...The U. S. Congress (Continued)

"Senators Warner, Webb, and Congressman Cantor Reject 6,000 Petition Signatures"


THYME Extra...

Our representatives wouldn't meet with us. Here is our response today! [Click to Watch the 2 Minute YouTube]. Forward to everyone you know and let's make it go viral.

PRESS RELEASE

Richmond, VA - Six thousand Richmond area residents have signed a petition protesting nationalized health care, but Warner, Webb and Cantor refuse to personally meet to acknowledge the petition despite multiple requests.

"I don't understand how an elected official can ignore that level of opposition," said Mechanicsville resident, Kevin Dumville. "When these petitions are laid down end-to-end, they stretch longer than a football field."

DON'T BELIEVE IT? TAKE A LOOK AT THIS YOUTUBE VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAJTqfxEqLE

"The petition signatures represent genuine concern of taxpayers about government take-over of our health care system," said Sara James of Midlothian. "The signatures were gathered through face-to-face meet-ups at festivals, neighborhood walks and in our workplaces. We expect our elected representatives to at least feign interest in the will of the people, but when we requested meetings to personally deliver the petitions, we were rebuffed at every turn. These politicians have repeatedly demonstrated no interest in the opinions of thousands of voters in their districts. Warner, Webb and Cantor should be ashamed of themselves!"

Corky Mann of Henrico, a relative newcomer to the political process, expressed dismay about the lack of response by his representatives. "These politicians seem to forget that we hired them, and we expect them to be responsive and considerate of our opinions, not to mention the fact we expect, at a minimum, a reverence for the Constitution, which these health care bills clearly ignore."

The petition states: "We the People of Virginia demand that the Federal Government remain within its Constitutional boundaries on health care. We reject any of the following: Government-run health insurance; One-size government-dictated package of health benefits; New job-killing mandates on employers; Federal medical mandates that violate State Sovereignty; Requirement on individuals to buy medical insurance coverage; Federal institution that controls private health insurance; Government intrusion into our medical privacy; Taxpayer dollars for euthanasia, or life ending services; Medical coverage for illegal immigrants at taxpayer expense."

The Richmond Tea Party is a grassroots organization giving voice to the Silent Majority. Its mission is to work to reign in a government that has grown too big, spends too much and no longer listens to the will of the people.

Snowe Job

Fishersville Mike Has This [click to read]. ht/Lynn

"Is this bill all that I want? Far from it. Is it all that it can be? Far from it. But when history calls, history calls." --Olympia Snowe

Almost as Clear as This:

Creigh Deeds Won't/Will Raise Taxes [click to watch].


09/12/09 march on Washington.

We're Coming to Washington!

Details of the March...

The March: People will begin gathering at Freedom Plaza at 8:30 am, where they will then march from Freedom Plaza to the West Lawn of the Capitol. Freedom Plaza is located at 1350 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20004, Metro Center Red, Blue and Orange lines, Federal Triangle (Blue and Orange lines).

There will be speakers at Freedom Plaza prior to marching. The March ends and the Rally will officially begin at 1:00 at the West Lawn of the Capitol. To accommodate as many speaker and musician requests as possible, there will also be speakers on the West Lawn before the official start time at 1:00 but the exact start time of these speakers and entertainers has not been determined. It will be dependent on how quickly the staging and audio equipment will be setup.Here is the latest agenda provided by a reliable source. Note that Richmond's Doc Thompson is scheduled to speak between 2-3:00 pm.

9.12 Speaker Agenda

If you need more information about the March, please visit the Freedomworks website:www.912dc.org

Not able to get on a bus? The next fastest way to arrive at the event on time will likely be by Metro. The closest Metro stops are Union Station on the Red Line and Capitol South on the Blue/Orange lines. Volunteers from Freedomworks are said to be posted at Union Station to direct you. Once you exit the front of Union Station, the US Capitol is a three block walk straight down Louisiana Avenue, NW. Limited parking is available at Union Station, at area parking garages and on the street at meters. Because of the unusually high number of public events taking place on the Mall and surrounding areas that day, expect traffic to be extremely congested. But you probably already know that. It's D.C.

Crossing the Line

Never Forget the Real 9/11...

The Cross found at Ground Zero. Photo by Samuel Li. CC

Our parents could tell you exactly where they were and what they were doing on that day in December when Japanese planes struck Pearl Habor. I will always remember that beautiful blue skied September day. It was the kind of day private pilots love to be able to get off work and put in some flying time. Then the sky was suddenly devoid of aircraft as Yamisaki's towers collapsed and the Pentagon burned. In Shanksville, Pennsylvania an airliner crashed into the ground.

We were under attack. We prayed. Firefighters and members of NYPD did their jobs... they were heroes! They were our fellow Americans.

I saw This Report from The Heritage Foundation [ckick to read]. It is just wrong! I understand how Mark Warner [click to read] and others truely believe that people who hold to the traditional values of our Nation are "threatening" to what they believe it means to be an American, but the recasting of 9/11 suggested by "Organizing for America's" website should offend Americans of all persuasions.

Dennis Prager [click to read] points out that there are Two Irreconcilable Americas [click to read] and one is busy writing policy while the other is holding Tea Parties!

The Heritage Foundatin says: "Many Americans took off work and sacrificed family time this past August to attend congressional town halls, where they voiced opposition to a government-run overhaul of their personal health care choices. They hand painted signs, grabbed their children and drove to their local church or school gymnasium for valuable lessons in community organizing and democracy. While they lived the Rockwellian version of American discourse, they were called names, labeled as ‘too organized’ or “un-American”, and likened to mobs, Nazis and Fascists. And now President Obama’s team has designated September 11 as the day to liken conservatives to Al Qaeda terrorists.

Today, President Obama’s campaign organization “Organizing for America” sent out a notice to its “grassroots” supporters. It asked them to wage a coordinated phone campaign for health care by calling their U.S. Senators on September 11 – also known as Patriot Day in honor of the thousands of Americans killed by Al Qaeda terrorists eight years ago. It goes on: “All 50 States are coordinating in this – as we fight back against our own Right-Wing Domestic Terrorists who are subverting the American Democratic Process, whipped to a frenzy by their Fox Propaganda Network ceaselessly re-seizing power for their treacherous leaders.” Please read that again."

The "Organizing for America" website features a quote from Barack Obama: "I'm asking you to believe. Not just in my ability to bring about real change in Washington... I am asking you to believe in yours." We do. We'll be in town September 12th!

Update: This Was Added by the Heritage Foundation:

"Several readers have asked us whether this posting on barackobama.com was “user-generated” rather than a staff posting. From what we can tell, this may have been the case. Nevertheless, members of ‘Organizing for America’ in Illinois, North Carolina, Michigan and possibly other states were invited to this event without filter. Anything under the ‘Organizing for America’ banner that is distributed en masse is accountable to those who run the President’s perpetual campaign.

Which is the problem with a perpetual campaign. When you have campaign organizers attempting to assist the White House message, you end up in this situation. If one American received one email that led them to believe that the President shared these views, that is one too many.

This was not an ill-advised comment on a blog, but rather an organizing activity that used hateful language to describe the opposition. The President and his political advisors should immediately denounce this language and continue to remove it from their website. And they should immediately discontinue the use of the ‘Organizing for America’ website to remove any suspicion that the President shares these views. There is a time for campaigning, and a time for leading. Now is the time for the President to lead.)"

Mr. President, We'll be in town September 12th.

Taxpayer Protest

9/12/09

NATIONAL TAXPAYER PROTEST

10:00am Events begin at U.S. Capitol, Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial

2:00pm March begins at Lincoln Memorial and ends at the U.S. Capitol Building

Agenda Link

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Thursday, 9-109:00am to 12:00pm Liberty Summit at DC Armory (REGISTER NOW!)

1:00pm: Press Conference on Capitol Hill (REGISTER NOW!)

1:30pm to 5:30pm: Grassroots lobbying visits on Capitol Hill

5:30pm Doctors Rally Against Socialized Medicine (REGISTER NOW!)

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Friday, 9-119:00am Leadership Institute: Internet Activist Workshop (Agenda and Registration) (Complete Leadership Institute Workshop Schedule here.)

10:00am - 5:00pm ParentalRights.org: Lobbyist and Activism Training Seminars, various sessions (Agenda and Registration)

1:00pm Leadership Institute: Grassroots On the Ground Workshop (Agenda and Registration)

2:00pm to 5:30pm Grassroots lobbying visits on Capitol Hill

4:00pm Bureaucrash Happy Hour at Bullfeathers

5:00 pm Leadership Institute: Grassroots on the Hill Workshop (Agenda and Registration)

6:30pm to 10:00pm Remember 911 and support the troops at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. (see the map)
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Saturday, 9-129:00am Crowd gathers at Freedom Plaza

10:00am March on the Capitol Begins down Pennsylvania Ave. (See Map)1:00pm March ends and Rally Begins at West Front of the U.S. Capitol
Click here to register for the March on Washington!

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS FOR SATURDAY’S RALLY:
Dick Armey - FreedomWorks

Matt Kibbe - FreedomWorks

Mason Weaver, San Diego, CA

John Tate, Campaign for Liberty

Rep. Marsha Blackburn (TN)

Apostle Claver T. Kamau-Imani, Houston, TX

Jenny Beth Martin, Tea Party Patriots

Darla Dawald, Resistnet.com

Brendan Steinhauser, FreedomWorks

Steve Elliot, Grassfire

Kellen Giuda, New York City

Deneen Borelli, The National Center for Public Policy Research/Project 21

Andrew Langer, Institute for Liberty

Stephen Baldwin and Kevin McCollough, X-Treme Radio

Yaron Brook, Ayn Rand Center for Individual Rights

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS FOR THURSDAY’S DOCTORS RALLY:
Rep. Phil Gingrey (GA)

Rep. Tom Price (GA)

Update: Catch the Bus From Staunton [click to read].

Save the Date

"LIBERTY 101"

July 25, 2009

Chesterfield County Fairgrounds

1:00 - 7:00pm (tentative) --Permit Pending--Guest Speaker

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