Since many local elected office holders move on to state and national government elected office, the Palm Beach County Tea Party believes that participation in and awareness of local government is very important. Participation in local government is efficient and necessary if we are to affect positive political change and insist on 1) Fiscal Responsibility, 2) Limited Government and 3) Support of Free Markets.

To this end, Jim Kuretski will inform us of his experiences and challenges in serving the people of Jupiter both as Councilman and as a member on various boards and committees. Mr. Kuretski has strong convictions regarding fiscal responsibilities and full disclosure by government entities as to how the taxpayer’s dollars are being obligated. Hopefully, we will learn how we may be more effective in supporting him and others like him in local government. It all starts locally and that is where our voices can have the greatest impact; come join us on June 4 at Abacoa Golf Club !

Attorney Hall is blessed with not only an immense knowledge and teaching skill but the heart of a warrior and the humbleness of His servant. In response to membership requests, KrisAnne has committed to a Jupiter-Palm Beach Gardens seminar on August 18, 2012. This seminar will run five hours and provide us with a better understanding of our Constitution, it’s principles and founding fathers’ intentions and inspirations.

More details will be forthcoming on the location, time and meal arrangements. Please set the date on your calendar now. Invitations will be extended to local government and business leaders as well as the general public. Armed with the “whole picture” the words of the Constitution and supporting documents take root in our hearts and minds. This internalization at a personal level is essential to genuine debate and moving this Great Nation forward for positive change.

We the people must more genuinely educate ourselves if we are to be effective at defending our liberties. Knowing of the United States Constitution is much different than knowing the hearts and minds and inspirations of our founding fathers, their sacrifices and aspirations. Come join us for a great day of learning and participation with KrisAnne Hall; I am certain that as always – she will not cease to amaze us with the knowledge and understanding she imparts !

Pictures from the Wolffs

The Presidents
The White House web site contains biographies of all of the presidents. These are from:
“The Presidents of the United States of America,” by Michael Beschloss and Hugh Sidey. Copyright 2009 by the White House Historical Association.

Barak Obama has seen fit to add additional material about himself and his wife to all of the biographies from Herbert Hoover to George Bush except Gerald R. Ford.

Following is the text he added:

Herbert Hoover
President Herbert Hoover signed the bill founding the Department of Veterans Affairs July 21, 1930. President Obama is committed to making sure that the VA, the second-largest cabinet department, serves the needs of all veterans and provides a seamless transition from active duty to civilian life, and has directed his Administration to modernize the way health care is delivered and benefits are administered for our nation’s veterans. First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden launched Joining Forces to mobilize all sectors of society to give our service members and their families the opportunities and support they have earned.

Franklin D. Roosevelt
On August 14, 1935, President Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act. Today the Obama Administration continues to protect seniors and ensure Social Security will be there for future generations

Harry S. Truman
In a 1946 letter to the National Urban League, President Truman wrote that the government has “an obligation to see that the civil rights of every citizen are fully and equally protected.” He ended racial segregation in civil service and the armed forces in 1948. Today the Obama Administration continues to strive toward upholding the civil rights of its citizens, repealing, allowing people of all sexual orientations to serve openly in our armed forces

Dwight D. Eisenhower
President Dwight Eisenhower established the President’s Council on Youth Fitness on July 16, 1956 (now known as The President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports) after learning from a study that American youth were less fit than European youth. Today the Council is still going strong—with Olympians and professional athletes on board—working in conjunction with the First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move initiative to help promote healthier lifestyles

John F. Kennedy
President John F. Kennedy famously suggested the American people: “Ask what you can do for your country.” In 1961, the Peace Corps was created, facilitating service among citizens working toward peace in developing countries. In 2011, President Obama celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps with a Presidential Proclamation

Lyndon B. Johnson
President Lyndon Johnson signed Medicare signed into law in 1965—providing millions of elderly healthcare stability. President Obama’s historic health care reform law, the Affordable Care Act, strengthens Medicare, offers eligible seniors a range of preventive services with no cost-sharing, and provides discounts on drugs when in the coverage gap known as the “donut hole.”

Richard M. Nixon
In 1973, Richard Nixon created The President’s Export Council, which was expanded and reconstituted under President Jimmy Carter in 1979. Today the PEC continues to work towards reaching President Obama’s goal of doubling the nation’s exports by 2014’s end.

James Carter
In 1977, President Jimmy Carter created the Department of Energy; today the DOE works with the Obama Administration to drive towards innovation in energy and reducing reliance on foreign oil with an “all of the above” approach.

Ronald Reagan
President Reagan designated Martin Luther King Jr. Day a national holiday; today the Obama Administration honors this tradition, with the First and Second Families participating in service projects on this day.
In a June 28, 1985 speech Reagan called for a fairer tax code, one where a multi-millionaire did not have a lower tax rate than his secretary. Today, President Obama is calling for the same with the Buffett Rule.

George H. W. Bush
President Barack Obama awarded George H. W. Bush the 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, for his commitment to service and ability to inspire volunteerism throughout the country, encouraging citizens to be “a thousand points of light.” The administration continues to promote service and civic engagement, honoring heroes of local communities as “Champions of Change” and fostering

William J. Clinton
Continuing his work as a lifelong public service, Clinton created the Clinton Foundation in 2001 to improve global health, education, economies and environments. Affectionately calling him “Do-Gooder-in-Chief”, President Obama has worked with Clinton to make buildings in our country more efficient—announcing a $4 billion investment in energy efficiency upgrades for commercial buildings.
In 2009, former President Clinton partnered with 43rd President Bush to help, after the country was devastated by an earthquake.

George W. Bush
In 2002, President George W. Bush’s State of the Union was the first to be live broadcast on the Internet. In 2011 and 2012, President Obama’s State of the Union speeches were available in an version that featured infographics, charts and data side-by-side in real time with the President’s speech.
In 2009, former President Bush partnered with 42nd President Clinton to help, after the country was devastated by an earthquake.

A third generation Floridian; Slade double majored in collage receiving both a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.

After spending 7 years in advertising and marketing, Slade began his political career working for the Republican Party of Florida where he served as Special Assistant to the Chairman for Victory ‘94.

An early leader within the conservative grassroots movement, Mr. O’Brien was tapped to be the first ever Florida Director of Citizens for a Sound Economy in 1998. Long before there ever was a Tea Party Slade built the grassroots organization from scratch and turned it into a 45,000 member grassroots powerhouse, with clubs in 11 local markets which played a key role in passing such issues as tort reform, educational choice, and reducing the intangibles tax in Florida.

Mr. O’Brien also served as the Executive Director of Florida Stop Lawsuit Abuse, a grassroots organization dedicated to challenging those who abuse our legal system and educating the public about the costs and consequences of lawsuit abuse.

Most recently, Slade worked in the private sector as the President of the Florida Strategies Group where he specialized in public opinion strategies, campaign and coalition management, strategic consulting and grassroots organizing.

On June 5th, the citizens of Wisconsin will vote in a recall election to decide the fate of their fiscally responsible Governor and Lieutenant Governor. In the past the handful of recalls in America’s history were due to illegal actions on the part of elected officials.  In this case, the Progressives created this recall to punish these elected officials for keeping their campaign promises to get the state’s spending problem under control. It is not as if these elected officials have not done a good job  in their first year.  Wisconsin now has a budget surplus instead of being on the brink of bankruptcy.  Teachers are being hired instead of laid off!

The recall situation in Wisconsin is critical to the rest of the nation. This is a direct attack on our core value of fiscal responsibility, as well as on the very Representative Democracy that has propelled America to the heights of freedom! If the Left is successful in causing havoc in Wisconsin, they will spread their abuse of our system to the rest of the country.

Simply stated, progressives are waging an ugly war on fiscal responsibility and our election processes. And if they succeed, they will move on to other states including Florida, Arizona, Ohio, and many more. No state or elected official will be immune.   We must defeat them now before they spread their war around America!

Tea party members from across the USA are traveling to Wisconsin with the sole purpose of preserving the integrity of our election processes in the United States.  Union members are traveling the same direction but for the opposite purpose!  Tea partiers who cannot travel are making calls from their homes.  Everyone is working to win this battle!  Click here if you want to fight this battle with us!

Saul Alinsky, (the Communist organizer who taught Hillary Clinton [in person] and via his book, Rules for Radicals inspired numerous “community organizers” such as Barack Obama) taught his followers never to accept defeat and never to consider a political contest over until it is won by “progressives”, that is the Left. According to them, conservatives can never be allowed to win. If we concede to such tactics, the American experiment in self-government is over!

The Palm Beach County Tea Party is affiliated with the national group, Tea Party Patriots.  The Tea Party Patriots are refusing to sit on the sidelines as the Left attacks the very nature of our Representative Democracy by:

• Shutting down the state of Wisconsin

• Preventing its people from finding real solutions to real problems

• Abusing the law in order to force their undemocratic will on the majority

Appearing on C-SPAN’s “Newsmakers” show, AFL-CIO Head and Washington Insider Richard Trumka trumpeted the real purpose of the recall effort, which is to threaten and intimidate elected officials who might be considering reasonable efforts to deal with unfunded state pension liabilities and other fiscal problems resulting from an out-of-control public sector: “Would you like to take this fight on?” “A year after you were in office, would you like to be in the fight of your life, spending $25-30 million to hold onto a seat that you were supposed to have for four years . . . would that embolden you? Not if you’re sane and rational it wouldn’t.”

Wisconsin could be the key to determining how the rest of this year plays out. If the Left is successful in Wisconsin, they will no doubt use their success as a model to spread havoc in other places around the country. We must stand with Wisconsin because if we Save Wisconsin, we can Save the Country!

To this end, Tea Party Patriots is engaging in a strategic ground game initiative to bring reinforcements to assist the Wisconsin activists who have been working tirelessly to protect our core values. In whatever way you are able to help, know that you are bringing hope to those tired Wisconsin patriots, fighting the good fight to save our Representative system of government. You can help by making phone calls from your home, going to Wisconsin to canvass key neighborhoods, or by donating ito the effort.

The tea party movement needs your help in our campaign to put a stop to the recalls once and for all. We are calling it, “Save Wisconsin, Save the Country!”.

Click here if you are ready to fight them by telephoning from your home or going to Wisconsin to canvass in person . If you want to go to Wisconsin but cannot pay your way, Tea Party Patriots may be able to help you with the expenses. Please send this letter to the other members of your tea party, your friends, and your family.

The unions are doing this across the country. If not us fighting them, who?

Anyone reading this posting can help us stop them! Click here if you’re ready to fight them!  Please click the button, sign up, and email info@palmbeachcountyteaparty if you have any questions.

Wear red, white, and blue, your tea party shirt, and/or carry a small flag so that we can recognize each other. Who knows, we might even break into song (flash mob style) like we did last year. This is truly a fun experience. Don’t miss it if you are in town for the holiday!