Meckler, Wildman Highlight Boca Chapter Meeting
The Palm Beach County Tea Party group kicked off September in grand style with it’s monthly dinner/speaker event on Monday, September 12th. While many people were still absorbing the impact in the wake of yesterday’s media blitz of the 10-year anniversary of 9-11-2001, many of our attendees were still contemplating the significance on just what it means to be an American in this day and age. There is nothing like being reminded of the sorrow... [Read More...]
Florida Tea Party Convention: Victory in 2012 Begins with You!
You know the problems, now lets talk about solutions! If not us, who? Mark your calendars for the Florida Tea Party Convention at Daytona Beach on November 4-6, 2011. Join many of us from the Palm Beach County Tea Party as we travel to Daytona for an exciting three days of speakers and events that will motivate us to work hard for success in 2012. Here are the highlights: More than two dozen featured speakers including Gov. Rick Scott, Senator... [Read More...]
Solyndra – a perfect example of “Crony Capitalism”
The events surrounding the bankruptcy of Solyndra, Barack Obama’s favorite solar energy company, should remind us again why the federal government should not play venture capitalist with our money. You’ll recall that Soylyndra was given a loan guarantee of $535 Billion dollars by the administration. It appears to me that this waste of our money was prompted by 2 goals – 1) payback for generous campaign donations, and 2) an obsession... [Read More...]
PBCTP’s Read & Share Program Launched
Hello all, I want to thank Esther Ansell for suggesting and implementing the Read & Share Program, an ongoing used book sale for the Palm Beach County Tea Party. This program gives our members a means to share books inexpensively while providing some needed proceeds to our new organization. Launching the Read & Share Program at the Labor Day BBQ in Palm Beach Gardens, Esther set up a table with a display of several gently-used books donated... [Read More...]
Going Postal Profitable (for the employees – for a while)
The Postal Service is running out of money. The anticipated shortfall for 2011 is $6.4 billion. The conventional wisdom that the Postal Service is the victim of the rise of email is only part of the story. Another large part of the problem is the workers’ extricating themselves from Civil Service constraints to increase their pay and benefits. This is another example of public employees bargaining collectively with government entities to increase... [Read More...]
Pending Florida Legislation
Members of the Florida legislature are beginning to offer bills for consideration during the next legislative session. You can view these bills and their details on the internet. The bills are listed separately for the House and Senate. Read More →
Call to Action – County Budget Meeting, 9/13
This is a call to action for next week’s county budget hearing, Tuesday evening, 9/13/11 at 6:00pm. The meeting is in the county government center, 301 North Olive in West Palm Beach. Come early as the meeting is expected to be crowded. As you prepare for the meeting, here are some resources that may be useful: September Talking Points Sample email and 3 minute remarks The 2012 TAB Proposal – September Update September Budget Hearings –... [Read More...]
How Long Will It Last?
How long will it last? We are all watching the videos and listening to the speeches as we remember that awful day on September 11, 2001. We can all remember the feelings we had and the despair as we sat glued to the TV and cried for days on end. I remember calling a friend and saying that I have to get away from this TV because I can’t take the desperate feelings that I am having watching the destruction and loss of life. It seemed that they... [Read More...]
Artist Rendering of August Meeting
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Labor Day ‘BBQ’ and the Rooneys Pack the House
The Jupiter/PBG Chapter of PBCTP went indoors for our BBQ, since we were expecting hot outdoor temperatures. Good thing, as an early evening downpour would surely have made for uncomfortable conditions. Over 200 patriots turned out – roughly a quarter of whom were new to the Tea Party. A lot of volunteers helped with check-in and registration, raffle and t-shirt donations and keeping things running smoothly – thanks to all! Mark Wohlschlegel... [Read More...]
