New Grassroots Organization Forms in Palm Beach County to Give Citizens a Voice
June 21, 2011 – Jupiter, Florida – A number of local activists have recently come together, establishing the Palm Beach County Tea Party, Inc. This newly formed organization will be an affiliate of the nationally-recognized Tea Party Patriots. The mission of the Palm Beach County Tea Party is to attract, educate, organize and mobilize fellow citizens to secure public policy consistent with the organization’s three core values of Fiscal... [Read More...]
Florida Grassroots Leaders Welcome New Tea Party Group
The newly formed “Palm Beach County Tea Party”, led by a group of veteran grassroots activists from older south Florida organizations, has been well received by its peers. The new group plans to work on collaborative project with like-minded groups to increase the effectiveness of their projects leading into the 2012 election season. Here are some of the comments from local and national leaders: “We are pleased to see this new group... [Read More...]
Welcome
With the introduction of the newly formed Palm Beach County Tea Party, Founder Pam Wohlschlegel shares her thoughts on the origin of the group and what we are trying to accomplish. For an in depth Q&A session, click HERE Read More →
Questions and Answers
Frequently Asked Question, with Pam Wohlschlegel Palm Beach County Tea Party Founder Pam Wohlschlegel sits down and explains the reasoning behind the formation of the group in this in-depth interview. To see a video introduction to the group, click HERE Read More →
Restoring the Dream
On January 20, 1997, President Bill Clinton gave his Second Inaugural Address and said the following: And once again, we have resolved for our time a great debate over the role of government. Today we can declare: Government is not the problem, and government is not the solution. We—the American people—we are the solution. Our founders understood that well and gave us a democracy strong enough to endure for centuries, flexible enough to face... [Read More...]
Rick Perry in New Orleans
This man captures what we are all feeling in a way that the other candidates have not (so far). [youtube r9dUMJyzjtA] Read More →
Come, Join the Fight
Hello Friends and Fellow Patriots, I received an email this morning from Jeff Atwater, our Florida Chief Financial Officer. In it, he reminded me of a quote by Thomas Paine in his Common Sense speech: “When so great an object is at stake, let it be told to the future world that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive, that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet and to repulse it.” This... [Read More...]
New Beginnings in Palm Beach County
“Second star on the right, straight on ’til morning…” – Peter Pan, 1953, also Captain James T. Kirk With these words, Peter Pan gives the directions to Neverland, and the Enterprise moves on to its next adventure at the end of “The Wrath of Khan”. What do a children’s story and a science fiction movie have in common with the Palm Beach County Tea Party? All are heading off to try something new. The... [Read More...]
A Very Brief History of the Tea Party Movement in PBC
The Boston Tea Party, in 1773, has long been held as a symbol of populist uprisings against unfair taxation, and has served as a model for all kinds of anti-tax protests throughout American history. In late 2008, during the ending days of the Bush adminisration, objections to TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program) started to cause unrest amongst people increasingly concerned about government spending and bailouts of banks and automobile companies.... [Read More...]
Where It All Started
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