A packed agenda, a full house and a new format for our Monthly Luncheon

Melissa packed a lot into today’s RCPB Monthly luncheon!  We began with an invocation by Dr. David Donnally (husband of Tami Donnally who is running for the FL 85th District) after which he led us in the Pledge of Allegiance.  Lou Galterio sang a beautiful rendition of the Star Spangled Banner and we were off with a bang.

Our new luncheon format is a buffet.  While as with any change, there were folks who loved it and folks who didn’t – it allowed us all to get our lunches prior to the meeting and thus there was minimal disruption for our program.

Melissa introduced guests amongst us, and then introduced Shannon Armstrong, co-founder of  the South Florida 912 Project.  Shannon explained the call to action and described the Nine Principles and Twelve Values that define the group.  She then segued into an introduction of Elizabeth Andrijauskas, an immigrant from Lithuania who gave a deeply felt talk on her life and how she sees our country sliding into Socialism and Communism.  Elizabeth has conducted her own protest, since 9/11/2009 on the corner of Okeechobee Blvd and 441 and wants to make sure we understand that change creeps in gradually.  Come join us at at the Rally for America.

Ed Lynch, candidate for Congressional District 19, was our featured speaker and did a great job in focusing on how every vote counts.  We have to pull together, aim high to take back 435 seats in Congress – not just 40!  To accomplish this, we have to help candidates outside our own districts – with time, money or even just spreading the word.  The grassroots can’t waste time with in-fighting but will have to pull together to accomplish this.

We had brief talks by Tami Donnally and Patricia Hughey (who is running for Palm Beach Gardens City Council) followed by an introduction by Aubie Baltin, who will be the speaker at our next luncheon on March 24th.  Melissa also announced that RCPB will be showing “Tea Party: The Documentary Film” and played the trailer for the movie.  For more information and tickets see the post Tea Party: The Documentary Film. Hope to see you next month at both the luncheon and our exciting Right Nights at Muvico!

Vote in the Uniform Municipal Elections on March 9th!

The Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections has posted the sample ballots for the towns that will be having Municipal Elections on March 9th. Click HERE to see if your municipality is having an election, do your research and vote!

Rubio/Crist to debate on Fox News Sunday on March 28th

Marco Rubio promised Fox News Sunday the first debate.  Charlie Crist is trying to force him to go onto Meet the Press at an earlier date, however Rubio is holding fast to his promise.  See Rubio/Crist debates.

A good essay on the people, teaparties and progressivism

There are more similarities between the Boston Teaparty and the current grassroots teaparties than most acknowledge.  The Progressive Movement, beginning with President Wilson, has made the government less accountable to the people.  This has only increased since then.  The author explains why in Party Like It’s 1773.

After you hear Elizabeth’s story – join her in making a statement!

Elizabeth Andrijauskas stands up for America Monday through Saturday every day rain or shine.  The South Florida 912 group had a rally for Elizabeth in January, surprising her on the corner of 441 and Okeechobee.  They’ve decided to make it a monthly meetup.

Details can be found here.

Grassroots training from the Nat’l Teaparty Convention

Many of you may have heard that there was a convention in Nashville this weekend – not trying to form a single Teaparty organization or political party, but bringing together a subset of groups from across the country to discuss and agree on a series of items. Portions of the event were televised on C-SPAN, and are available for viewing online.

This is an opportunity to get some grassroots training – so check it out!

Future of the Tea Party Movement

Organizing Precincts Practices

Sarah Palin – Concluding Remarks

Some pictures of our club’s first Right Night!

Pictures by Joy Stone:

Vote on Tuesday, February 2, for District 19 Special Election Primary

Early voting ended at 2pm Sunday 1/31.

Tuesday is your last chance to make a difference and turn out for your candidate. You can only vote in the primary if you are registered as a Democrat or Republican.

The polls are open from 7am – 7pm on Tuesday. Precinct and polling locations can be found here. Also checkout polling location changes to ensure that you are going to the correct place here!

 For more information contact the Supervisor of Elections at (561) 656-6200 or go to the PBC Supervisor of Elections website.

Article by Kimberly Mitchell in 1/24/10 Sun-Sentinel

Kimberly Mitchell, West Palm Beach City Commissioner and daughter of our club’s 2nd VP Anita Mitchell, has a cover page article/opinion piece in the Outlook section of today’s Sunday Sun-Sentinel. Congratulations Kimberly!

Entitled: Promising program to battle issues facing children living in poverty getting a start in West Palm Beach  Harlem’s “Children’s Zone” tackles issues block-by-block  the article begins with:

When a child’s eyes open for the first time, the future is bright and filled with promise. But for children in the impoverished parts of our communities, that future is often diminished by the time they take their first steps.

All too often, it is a life that begins with a teenage mother and, sometimes, a 35-year old grandmother. Poorly educated, under-employed and facing an uncertain future — these parents often do not know how to raise a child.

The entire article can be found here.

Bill McCollum issues statement on Healthcare Reform constitutionality

Bill McCollum (also candidate for FL Governor) just issued a statement and sent a letter to other states’ AGs questioning the constitutionality of the use of the Commerce Clause to force an individual mandate for health insurance. He is also questioning the constitutionality of the ‘Nebraska compromise’ also known as the ‘Cornhusker Kickback‘.

The Palm Beach Post blog posting can be found here. And while there are links to McCollum’s statement and letter in the article – here are direct links to his statement and his letter.

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