Palm Beach County Tea Party http://palmbeachcountyteaparty.org Taking it to the next level Sat, 18 May 2013 15:11:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 June Jupiter Meeting http://palmbeachcountyteaparty.org/2013/05/june-jupiter-meeting/ http://palmbeachcountyteaparty.org/2013/05/june-jupiter-meeting/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 16:03:19 +0000 Michael Riordan http://palmbeachcountyteaparty.org/?p=7755

We just had great May meetings and it’s time to look forward to June’s meetings!

We are going to continue with our new meeting format. For the June meetings, our focus is going to be on media training. We will talk about bias in the media and our trainings will focus on how we, as individuals and as a Tea Party, can begin to counteract negative messaging.

We will also include how to use Facebook to start getting our message out.

I will be the speaker and trainer at the meeting. I will bring the lessons I have learned both as a former teacher’s union president and from my current Public Relations and Marketing business. The presentation will be entertaining and informative, and I look forward to seeing everyone again.

Monday, June 3, 2013 5:30pm

Soup, Sandwiches and Pastries ($13)

6:30 Program Abacoa Golf Club 105 Barbados Drive, Jupiter, Florida 33458

Please join us!  Doors open at 5:00pm, with a cash bar.  Dinner begins promptly at 5:30pm, and our meeting begins at 6:30pm.   You can attend our meeting at 6:30pm at no cost, but we encourage you to come for the dinner.  This will be a great evening of like-minded fellowship, and a true sense of deep patriotism permeates the experience– please RSVP on the button below!

]]> http://palmbeachcountyteaparty.org/2013/05/june-jupiter-meeting/feed/ 0 Boca Raton June Meeting http://palmbeachcountyteaparty.org/2013/05/boca-raton-june-meeting/ http://palmbeachcountyteaparty.org/2013/05/boca-raton-june-meeting/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 15:58:59 +0000 Michael Riordan http://palmbeachcountyteaparty.org/?p=7747  

We just had great May meetings and it’s time to look forward to June’s meetings!

We are going to continue with our new meeting format. For the June meetings, our focus is going to be on media training. We will talk about bias in the media and our trainings will focus on how we, as individuals and as a Tea Party, can begin to counteract negative messaging.

We will also include how to use Facebook to start getting our message out.

I will be the speaker and trainer at the meeting. I will bring the lessons I have learned both as a former teacher’s union president and from my current Public Relations and Marketing business. The presentation will be entertaining and informative, and I look forward to seeing everyone again.

Please note the new location!

Location: Palm Beach County Library on Glades Road. 20701 95th Avenue, South Boca Raton, FL 22424

Time and Dinner: Meeting starts at 6:30pm. NO DINNER WILL BE SERVED THIS MONTH.

Please RSVP by clicking the button below.

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We just had great May meetings and it’s time to look forward to June’s meetings!

We are going to continue with our new meeting format. For the June meetings, our focus is going to be on media training. We will talk about bias in the media and our trainings will focus on how we, as individuals and as a Tea Party, can begin to counteract negative messaging.

We will also include how to use Facebook to start getting our message out.

I will be the speaker and trainer at the meeting. I will bring the lessons I have learned both as a former teacher’s union president and from my current Public Relations and Marketing business. The presentation will be entertaining and informative, and I look forward to seeing everyone again.

TIME: Monday, June 10th, 2013. Service of Sandwiches, Soup, Salad and Pastries begins at 6:00pm for $13 and the meeting begins promptly at 7 PM

LOCATION: Binks Forest Golf Club 400 Binks Forest Drive, Wellington, Florida 33414

DIRECTIONS: to the Binks Forest Golf Club: Take FL Turnpike to Exit 97 or I-95 to Exit 69 or Military Trail or US-1 onto westbound Southern Blvd (FL-80) past Forest Hill Blvd. to Binks Forest Dr. Left on Binks Forest Dr.0.5 miles to golf club on left.

To RSVP for the event and the buffet, please click on the button below.

]]> http://palmbeachcountyteaparty.org/2013/05/june-wellington-meeting/feed/ 0 STUPID SPY SCANDAL SUBTERFUGE http://palmbeachcountyteaparty.org/2013/05/stupid-spy-scandal-subterfuge/ http://palmbeachcountyteaparty.org/2013/05/stupid-spy-scandal-subterfuge/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 15:11:45 +0000 Ed Wolff http://palmbeachcountyteaparty.org/?p=7728 The government claims it had to seize the phone records of a multitude of Associated Press (AP) employees to learn the identity of a spy that was leaking secrets. It sounds more like a ‘Keystone Kops’ scenario.

How stupid do they think we are? Did they find the spy that way?

If you read the books documenting previous spy cases you learn that spies do not call journalists and negotiate prices over the telephone. They usually have a third party arrange a clandestine meeting.

So why did the government use such a broad dragnet for journalists’ records? It seems more like the government is trying to intimidate the media even more.

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MYTH: Passing the immigration bill will result in over 30 million new foreign workers.

  • Senator Jeff Sessions: “We are talking about legislation that will impact virtually every aspect of our society, reshape our entire immigration system, introduce at least 30 million new foreign workers into the economy, and directly impact every single American worker and taxpayer.” (“Sessions Demands More Time on Immigration Bill,” NewsMax, 4/16/13)

FACT: Currently one million people legally immigrate to the United States every year – more than any other nation in the world and a key reason our nation, even with a retiring Baby Boomer generation, does not face severe aging demographic problems like Japan, Russia, and much of Europe. We also currently have about 11 million undocumented people living in the United States who are never leaving because they have families, jobs and roots in our communities. Under our proposal, those living here illegally will be allowed to apply for permanent residence in 10 years once we clear out the current backlog for about 5 million foreigners waiting to legally immigrate to the United States – a long-delayed process this legislation will finally correct. This legislation does not significantly increase long-term, annual migration to the United States, and will dramatically decrease illegal immigration thanks to new border security and immigration enforcement laws. Bottom-line: the size of the future population of the United States will not be significantly impacted by this legislation.

  • When our economy needs foreign workers to fill labor shortages, our modernized system will ensure that future flow of workers is manageable, traceable, fair to American workers, and in line with our economy’s needs.
  • “The latest immigration bill would beef up border security, create a path to citizenship for the country’s 11 million immigrants who entered the country illegally, establish a stronger electronic verification system, set a formula to determine future flows of imigrants [sic] and create low skill and agricultural worker programs. The bill would also increase the availability of high-skilled worker visas.” (Lauren Fox, “Rubio reaches out to GOP senators to build momentum for immigration,” US News, 4/17/13)
  • “The bill would also dramatically change the way the U.S. grants visas and green cards for future immigrants. Among the changes:
    • o   Eliminates the diversity visa lottery …
    • o   Ends the practice of allowing U.S. citizens to petition for green cards for their siblings.
    • o   Creates a “merit-based” visa, which awards up to 250,000 visas a year based on a point system that measures their education and employment, among other criteria.
    • o   Increases the cap on the number of H1B visas, which go primarily to college-educated foreigners in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields, from 85,000 to 205,000.
    • o   Creates up to 200,000 visas a year, known as W visas, for people to work in retail, construction, hospitality and janitorial jobs.

Currently, most green cards are issued based on family ties to U.S. citizens – only about 16% of immigrants are granted green cards based on their skills or their possible contributions to the economy. But the changes would increase that number to nearly 50%, said one Senate aide.” (Alan Gomez, “Senate immigration bill offers status, boosts borders,” USA Today, 4/16/13)

]]> http://palmbeachcountyteaparty.org/2013/04/myth-vs-fact-immigration-reform-will-introduce-over-30-million-new-foreign-workers-to-america/feed/ 1 OVERSIGHT UPDATE NOTICE, 4/26/13 http://palmbeachcountyteaparty.org/2013/04/oversight-update-notice-42613/ http://palmbeachcountyteaparty.org/2013/04/oversight-update-notice-42613/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:10:15 +0000 Ed Wolff http://palmbeachcountyteaparty.org/?p=7685 The Palm Beach County Tea Party (PBCTP) Oversight committee reports the activities of people and organizations adversely impacting limited government, fiscal responsibility, free markets or individual freedom. The Oversight committee seeks out activities not reported in the usually monitored media.

This post directs you to daily oversight reports for the last week on The PBCTP web site.

Earlier Oversight posts for previous weeks are available on a different web page.

During the Florida legislative session (March 5 – May 3) Florida bills of Tea Party interest are also shown on the web site.

The Oversight committee welcomes comments and suggestions on its activities and invites others to contribute to its posts.

]]> http://palmbeachcountyteaparty.org/2013/04/oversight-update-notice-42613/feed/ 0 Latest threat to the Independence of the Inspector General http://palmbeachcountyteaparty.org/2013/04/latest-threat-to-the-independence-of-the-inspector-general/ http://palmbeachcountyteaparty.org/2013/04/latest-threat-to-the-independence-of-the-inspector-general/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:56:41 +0000 PBCTP http://palmbeachcountyteaparty.org/?p=7681 The attached correspondence (from the public record) is evidence that County Administrator Bob Weisman is lobbying to get IG Sheryl Steckler fired.

]]> http://palmbeachcountyteaparty.org/2013/04/latest-threat-to-the-independence-of-the-inspector-general/feed/ 0 WEAPONS REGISTRATION http://palmbeachcountyteaparty.org/2013/04/weapons-registration/ http://palmbeachcountyteaparty.org/2013/04/weapons-registration/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:39:07 +0000 Ed Wolff http://palmbeachcountyteaparty.org/?p=7674 It has been a week and the extreme left wing liberal progressives have yet to demand federal registration of all pressure cooker owners.

The hypocrites have not even demanded the issuing of licenses to carry one concealed in a backpack.

]]> http://palmbeachcountyteaparty.org/2013/04/weapons-registration/feed/ 0 OUR GOVERNMENT FAILED US http://palmbeachcountyteaparty.org/2013/04/our-government-failed-us/ http://palmbeachcountyteaparty.org/2013/04/our-government-failed-us/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:19:25 +0000 Ed Wolff http://palmbeachcountyteaparty.org/?p=7631 The primary duty of our government is to protect us.

On April 15, 2013 our government failed us.

]]> http://palmbeachcountyteaparty.org/2013/04/our-government-failed-us/feed/ 0 Tea party attempting to remake itself? http://palmbeachcountyteaparty.org/2013/04/tea-party-attempting-to-remake-itself/ http://palmbeachcountyteaparty.org/2013/04/tea-party-attempting-to-remake-itself/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 23:41:23 +0000 Fred Scheibl http://palmbeachcountyteaparty.org/?p=7622 Anthony Man, in the Sun-Sentinel, examines the status of the tea party in Palm Beach and Broward in this article: Tea party attempting to remake itself which contains quotes from Michael Riordan, Karin Hoffman, Danita Kilcullen, Ira Sabin and others. The article also includes an amusing yet curiously unattractive video of Debbie Wasserman Schultz explaining that the tea party “has never been relevant” in South Florida.

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