Congressman Brian Mast at October Meeting
With everything revolving around the speaker’s race in the House, Congressman Mast was not able to return to PBC in time for our meeting at Duffy’s, so he arranged a Zoom call so the meeting could proceed virtually. Brian’s campaign manager Maddox Stirrat came to the meeting and facilitated the video hookup.
Appearing in the uniform of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in which he once served, he gave us a good update on the situation in Israel following the Hamas attack from Gaza. He also went “inside baseball” to explain what is really going on in the Republican caucus as they attempt to elect a new speaker. Jim Jordan, the “speaker elect” will be headed to a floor vote, probably Monday. Since a small group of Republicans left Washington before the process was done, they are not able to continue through the weekend.
At the conclusion of his remarks, Brian took questions on the 2024 Presidential race, the outlook for the budget process and Jim Jordan’s plan for it if elected, and other topics of interest.
To hear Brian’s thoughts on Israel and the speaker’s race, check out his “week in review“.
Mast and Roth at Stadium Grill
At the June meeting of the PBCTP, District 18 Congressman Brian Mast and District 85 Florida Representative Rick Roth updated a large and boisterous crowd of tea party enthusiasts on their work in their respective chambers.
Being in the minority party when Nancy Pelosi is speaker must be a frustrating experience, as most of what happens goes on with little or no Republican input. If the Republicans stick together though (not a usual occurrence), sometimes it is possible to slow things down. Lately, we are seeing more of a spine from the Congressional GOP, evidenced by Brian Mast’s pushback on the mask mandates on the floor of Congress.
Brian is in his third term, and running for re-election next year. His support of the Trump agenda is well known and gets him high marks from the various scorekeeping groups like Heritage Acton (98%).
His message to us on Monday was “there is hope”, as cracks are appearing in the Democrat caucus.
For example, as the Biden administration gives money to the Palestinian Authority that will likely be buying Hamas Rockets from Iran, the far left in Congress is trying to withhold arms sales to Israel – something that at least some Democrats reject.
As China, North Korea and Russia are behind hacking attacks on our infrastructure, there is bipartisan support for beefing up cybersecurity and going on the attack.
The democrats for the most part stick to their agenda though, and the chairman of every committee that he sits on has the same basic approach to legislation – put it in a framework of organized labor, climate change and social justice – nothing else matters.
On HR1 and the subversion of elections (which passed with zero Republican votes), the only thing holding it back is the preservation of the filibuster – something only a couple of Democrats in the Senate are supporting. Our best defense, in Brian’s view, is state and local action, such as the Florida election bill (SB90) that will protect elections. That and prayer are necessary to make sure 2022 does not result in another stolen election. We all need to back President Trump and Ron DeSantis, and the other leaders who are fighting for us.
Other areas of concern are the proposed budget with $6 trillion for “infrastructure” but zero of border security, and the fact that the Biden pentagon would prefer soldiers that are “woke” rather than aggressive and competent.
This year’s legislative session in Tallahassee should make us all proud. As the Biden Administration and their Progressive minions in Congress go about their business of compromising election integrity, mismanaging the pandemic, socializing the economy, promoting Marxist ideology in the schools and encouraging the muzzling of Conservative expression in Social Media, the state of Florida has said “Stop! Enough!” Many of the bills that were passed and signed into law directly counter the Progressive agenda in DC.
District 85 Representative Rick Roth was in the thick of it this year, and came to the PBCTP this week to highlight what a Republican Legislature and great Governor can do when the times demand it.
Rick ran through a list of the bills that he thinks will have the most impact, and reminded us that (if re-elected next year), he has three years to get a lot more done.
His “top bills” list included:
- The “anti-riot” act (HB1) – which allows citizens to sue local officials if they defund the police or fail to control rioting in their communities
- Police reform (HB7051) – that addresses “choke holds” and other practices
- Election integrity (SB90) – which eliminates ballot harvesting and sets ground rules for Vote-by-Mail
- Social Media Censorship (HB7013) – protecting candidates and citizens in Florida from arbitrary “canceling” by social media companies
- School Choice (HB7045) – expanding vouchers to 375% of the poverty line ($100K for a family of 4)
- Fairness in Women’s Sports (HB51) – limiting women’s sports competition to biological women
He also walked through some of the aspects of the Seminole Compact emerging from the recent special session, such as online sports betting and participation by thrid party venues like the PBC Kennel Club.
“There is Always Hope” – Nigel Farage Rallies the PBCTP
On a sunny Saturday afternoon, the Tea Party grassroots gathered upstairs at the Stadium Grill in Abacoa to hear from Brexit mastermind Nigel Farage.
Introduced by CL Bryant, who reminded us that “When the government fears the people that is Liberty, when the people fear the government that is Tyranny”, this event was part of a FreedomWorks sponsored multi-city tour that is bringing the lessons of Brexit to the USA.
Brexit is now a done deal. After a clear victory at the ballot box, it took years to actually make it happen as Britain’s equivalent of our “deep staters” dragged their feet and placed obstacle after obstacle in its way. For Nigel Farage, it was a 30 year journey. From his position as a member of the European Parliament, he argued, cajoled and organized his way to a stunning victory in June of 2016, when British voters chose to “Leave” the European Union by a 4% margin. In October of that year, then Prime Minister Theresa May invoked Article 50, formally giving notice of Britain’s intent to leave the EU. It was not a done deal though until the end of 2020.
The globalist institutional powers, including governments and the media were overwhelmingly opposed to the idea and heaped ridicule on the concept and on its proponents. Nigel though, proved that grassroots can have the final say if they are organized and the cause is just. In our country, the same sorts of elite, globalist opposition derided the candidacy of Donald Trump, and used every tool in their extensive toolbox to thwart his election. Just like with Brexit, the unlikely outcome was achieved, narrowly yet decisively.
In Nigel’s view, the comparison goes farther. Because of our History (revolution and war of 1812 notwithstanding), we have a closer affinity with Britain than any other country. We have similar organizing principles and value liberty. The history of the European Union is one of usurping the power and sovereignty of its member states in favor of a central bureaucracy, much like the power of the individual and of the states has been eroded in the US by our enormous bloated federal government.
With the results of the flawed 2020 election, we are now saddled with an “Empire Strikes Back” situation, yet as Nigel said several times, there is always hope to sustain us. The most important rallying issue in Brexit was uncontrolled immigration into the EU and by extension, into the UK itself. Leaving the EU was seen by some as the only answer. As our own border is being swamped by unheard of numbers of undocumented migrants, truckloads of illegal drugs, and cartel controlled human trafficking, the Biden Administration will be held to account if we all work together.
Nigel became the face of Brexit and made it happen through will and determination. We can do the same with Donald Trump and the MAGA agenda.
There is always hope.
House Passes Gun Control HR-8 with help from Florida Republicans
The far left which currently controls our federal government, is coming after your guns. See: “A look at Democrats HR-8 Universal Background Checks Bill“.
The first step on this road is House bill HR-8, which mandates “universal background checks” and much more that is troubling. Passed 227-203, eight “Republicans” joined all but 1 Democrat in passage. Three of these eight were from Florida, and have been placed on our “RINO WATCH”:
- Vern Buchanan – CD16 (Sarasota and Manatee counties)
- Carlos Gimenez – CD26 (Monroe County)
- Maria Salazar – CD27 (Miami Dade)
It should be noted that Gimenez, as well as Mario Diaz Balart (CD25 Miami-Dade, Collier) already had the “RINO Watch” distinction for their vote to strip Marjorie Taylor Greene of her committee assignments.
Our own Congressman Brian Mast (CD18) voted against this infringement on the second amendment, (see: “Mast Reverses Position on Background Checks” ) and so far has a perfect score on our 9 bill “RINO Watch” list.
For Brian’s explanation of his vote on HR-8, see: Rep. Mast on HR-8
For our current watchlist, see: RINO-WATCH
Large Field of CD22 Candidates Take the Stage
On December 5, the extremely large field of Republicans looking to retire Ted Deutch in Congressional District 22 took the stage at the South County Civic Center. The event was sponsored by the Republican Party of Palm Beach County.
This D+15 district is comprised of northern Broward County (413K voters, D+18) and a small part of Palm Beach in Boca Raton east of the turnpike (100K voters, equal number of R and D). Whoever emerges from this field will have a tough road as Deutch is sitting on a war chest of $488K while none of the Republicans have posted any funds.
That said, with many Independents and even Democrats strongly opposed to the partisan impeachment farce which Deutch is supporting, this may be the year to turn CD22 red.
Moderated by MaryAnna Mancuso, a moderate Republican strategist who appears on WPTV’s “To the Point”, the forum gave each of the candidates a chance to stretch their political legs and make an impression.
At the left of the stage was Kevin Boyle of Boca Raton. A “law and order” candidate, Kevin would like to close the southern border until it is under control, impose maximum penalties for human trafficking, and curb Iranian aggression through military force if necessary.
Next up was Jessi Melton of Delray Beach who has an interest in health care. She supports health insurance across state lines and reducing the power of the FDA.
Jim Pruden, also from Boca, would push to pass Kate’s Law, reduce the national debt, and support the Trump Administration’s plans for the middle east.
To Jim’s right was Christine Scott of Boynton Beach. She would reduce our trade with China as we “don’t really need them”, applauds the “Right to Try” legislation and allowing drug importation from Canada. Seeking to qualify via petition, Christine has been out and about in the district since August, meeting thousands of voters.
Next was Joe Smith. His interest is criminal justice reform and supporting medical innovation.
To his right was Darlene Swaffer. Darlene is known as the “Medicare Lady” (her registered trademark) and runs a large Insurance agency in Deerfield Beach. She is interested in stopping the Algae Blooms in our waterways and revising Obamacare. Noting the Democrat lean to the district, she has already won the support (including endorsements) of some Independents and Democrats in Broward.
At the end of the stage was Dr. Eddison Walters of Boca Raton, a financial professional who believes that the 2008 real estate bubble was a hoax. His interesting hypothesis is backed up by a paper he wrote for the Journal of International Business and Economics. He believes that concern for the national debt is overblown, and focusing on growth is what we need to do.
With, eight months to go before the August primary, it will be interesting to see how this field shakes out. Besides these candidates and Ted Deutch, there is also an NPA candidate in the race, Omar Reyes, and Imtiaz Ahmad Mohammad is challenging Deutch in the Democrat primary.
C.L. Bryant – Prepare to Revolt!
Prepare to Revolt!
This was the message from FreedomWorks Senior Fellow C.L. Bryant last evening at Abacoa.
If the Democrats are able to deny due process to the President of the United States, just think what they can do to you. We are facing a “New American Order”, and we must fight to keep the White House, take back the House, and win more seats in the Senate in 2020.
Bryant, the former Baptist minister, rattled the windows with his booming voice as he brought passion for America, the greatest country on earth, and the constitution – inspired by God. Those of us under 85 years of age are likely to live past 100, he said, – God’s way of protecting those of us who remember the principles of the founding.
Even as Barack Obama said he would “fundamentally change this country”, a statement of dislike for what has come before, Bryant said it is up to us to “stand in the gap”, and fight this change, using the tools of social media and political persuasion.
“I am an American Nationalist” he proclaimed, which simply means that he loves this country above all other. Nationalism is not a dirty word. Ilhan Omar, who recently railed against “Western Imperialism” at a Bernie Sanders rally, was a Somali refugee, taken in by this country and given the fruits of liberty. Ingratitude, he said, is the biggest sin. Bryant predicted that Omar, and fellow squad members Tlaib, Ocazio-Cortez and Pressley will be “out of here” come 2020.
He recalled the story of Eldridge Cleaver, originally the Marxist spokesman for the Black Panther Party, who fled prosecution and spent years in Cuba, China and the Soviet Union. “I would rather spend my life in an American jail than live in a Marxist country” he said as he returned to the US to serve his prison term.
Bryant, who at one time was the leader of the NAACP chapter in Garland, Texas until his opposition to abortion ran afoul of the Democrats in charge, stands up for the President. “Trump is no racist” he declared, and sent a message to Democrats that “Black people are leaving you”. “The pixie dust is wearing off”. Bryant will be meeting with the President later this week as he joins a Presidential advisory board.
Bryant’s book “A Race for Freedom“, a treatise on Race in America is available on Amazon .
Laurie Cardoza-Moore on Textbook Bias
Our October meeting featured Laurie Cardoza-Moore, President of PJTN (“Proclaiming Justice to the Nations”). Her organization exposes the corruption of school textbooks that now frequently feature anti-semitic and anti-American messages.
“We are the last generation to know the real America” she says, as what we learned is a far cry from what is being taught in today’s public schools. As the insidious bias in modern textbooks pushes an Islamic world view, she endeavors to educate Christians and Jews to stand against it.
Her primary target is the Pearson Company, which currently owns 80% of US textbook publishers. A British company, founded in 1844, it has 35,000 employees in 70 countries. Pearson describes its mission as: “To help people make progress in their lives through learning,” but Laurie categorizes it as “Changing the way American’s think.” She points out that the company’s shareholders are concentrated in the Islamic countries of Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Libya and Turkey.
Laurie finds the Pearson curriculum to be anti-American, anti-Judeo/Christian, anti-Israel, and anti-western civilization, and cites some excerpts such as “international law is the law of the land”, “Judaism is not a world religion”, and holocaust revisionism in general.
Pearson is not alone in trying to push this worldview on America’s students. Since Jimmy Carter instituted the Department of Education in 1980, pride in America has been on the decline. She quotes CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations), whose goal of Islamic government in the US is to be achieved not through violence but through education. The Common Core curriculum ties directly into these efforts.
On the question of “what to do about all this”, she recommends educating yourself on the problem and mobilizing resistance. Get to know your school board members (or run for office yourself) and fight it in the local school districts.
For more information about Laurie and PJTN, see: PJTN.org
Also at the meeting was surprise guest Congressman Brian Mast. Brian has been publicly opposed to the House impeachment circus and has called on Speaker Pelosi to be removed. (See newsmax story) At the meeting, he mostly took questions from the audience on the federal red-flag laws that are being proposed in Congress, and tried to gauge the opinion in the room.
SOE Wendy Link Highlights Abacoa Meeting
Appointed by Governor DeSantis to replace former SOE Susan Bucher who he removed from office after the embarrassing spectacle that was the 2018 election in PBC, Wendy Sartory Link is a breath of fresh air.
Having never held elective office, nor planning to run for the job permanently, Wendy comes from a successful career in business and civic leadership, and is interested in solving problems. And problems are what she faces at the SOE.
In her 6 year tenure, Susan Bucher so politicized the office, that Democrat poll workers in south county have quit en masse, telling Wendy that they are “loyal to Susan Bucher, not you.” Unfortunately, many of the remaining management in the organization may also be loyal to her predecessor, a real impediment to change. The morale in the organization was poor when Wendy took over, and staff did not trust each other and in some cases felt that advantage could only come at others expense. After the 2018 recount circus, the reputation of the organization is on a par with the days of the butterfly ballot, and Wendy has inherited outdated and failing equipment, a voter registration system incompatible with the rest of the state and dependent on a single questionable vendor, and a mandate to roll out new technology in time for the Presidential Primary in March 2020.
In her short time in office, Wendy has successfully lobbied the county for more money for the equipment rollout, started the move to a new registration system, and completed a successful March Municipal election with a suspect staff and essentially no experience of her own in running elections. A very good start indeed.
Unfortunately, the demographics of the county being what they are, the 2020 election will likely bring us back a Susan Bucher clone (if not Susan herself). We can only hope that Wendy can transform the office sufficiently in 2 years to not only run a fair and open 2020 election, but implement the processes, procedures and staffing to keep it professional and impartial for many years to come in spite of what her successor brings to the job.
Part of insuring open and fair elections is the makeup of the pollworker workforce. About 1000 new workers are needed for next year, so if you ever thought about working the polls, now is the time to step up. You can apply for the job at the SOE website
The second speaker of the evening was pundit Loren Spivack. Using his quirky humor to good effect, he attacked Progressives on the fault lines of their inconsistencies.
Why do they oppose a border wall, he asks. With their unshakeable faith in the death and destruction being caused by carbon emissions, why would you want to import people from third world countries where their carbon footprint is tiny, to an industrial country where they would spew carbon prodigously? Why it could even shorten the 12 year outlook to the end of days!
He deftly explained how socialism is about control, not ideology, and pointed out the the only war in which we have engaged that had no anti-war movement was World War II. The reason? We were on the same side as Stalin, one of their “good guys”.
He also touched on how Sweden has moved from a bulwark of feminism to a society where rapes are many and increasing. When surveys suggest that it is the recent immigrant population from cultures where respect for women is lacking, their response was to stop doing the surveys. (Note – that may be changing. See: “Sweden to Release First Report on Migration and Crime since 2005”.)
Other examples include Progressives support for trans-genders competing in women’s sports (throwing women under the bus) and their recent support for anti-semitism (eg Ilhan Omar), doing the same to Jews.
Perhaps his best line of the night sums up socialism nicely: “Many mice die in mouse traps because they don’t understand why the cheese is free.”
Loren is the author of several humorous books on the subject, including “The Wizard of Iz“, “The New Democrat“, and “The Gorax“.
Rally Reveals anti-Rubio Backlash
On Monday, March 18, a good-sized crowd of Trump supporters rallied in front of Marco Rubio’s office on PGA Boulevard in Palm Beach Gardens. There was a general consensus among those present that “Little Marco” chose to spit in President Trump’s face rather than support his actions on the obvious emergency on the southern border.
Judging by the active support of motorists passing by (thumbs up, honking), many people share our concern that we have a Florida Senator that is a fake Republican. Our other Senator, Rick Scott, stood with the President along with 40 others.
It is curious that “Little Marco” would take this vote given certainty of a sustained veto. He needlessly antagonized the President’s supporters, and will probably feel the consequences in lack of support for his re-election fundraising. A lot of people have “unsubscribed” from his fund-raising emails – you may decide to do the same.
Send him an email and let him know what you think of his actions at his website. You can also call his Washington office at (202) 224-3041.
Here is a sampling of the patriots that supported the rally:
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May Golan Highlights December Meeting at Abacoa
Our December meeting in Abacoa covered two topics.
First, Kirk Wolak gave us an update on the dangers of voter fraud, right here in Palm Beach County. A participant in the lawsuit against Brenda Snipes following a previous election, he reported on the difficulty in holding election officials accountable for malfeasance and/or incompetence. The left is invested in convincing all of us that voter fraud does not exist (while they are perpetrating it), so the answer from the SOE is always “nothing to see here”. Those in a position to do something about it (the Governor, RPOF, etc.) don’t ever seem to have the will to take it on. Kirk’s answer for now is for more people to become poll watchers or poll workers to bring as much sunshine to the process as possible.
Next up was Israeli activist and Knesset candidate May Golan. May became politically active about 10 years ago when she perceived a train wreck coming – illegal immigration was changing the nature of her country, bringing terror, crime and political unrest. This was particularly true in her hometown of South Tel Aviv, one of the more dangerous parts of Israel. By some analysis, in 10 years Israel may cease to be a majority Jewish country.
While the current Netanyahu government is very much aware of the problem, they are hamstrung by a “radical left fascist media”, and a bureacracy wedded to the status quo. About 8 out of 10 of the new NGOs formed (non-government organizations) each year are pro illegal immigration and funded by outsiders like George Soros.
May’s tools to fight back include cultivating a media presence, making and distributing videos and a large social media presence. She founded “Hebrew City NGO” to focus resources on the problem, and she doesn’t pull any punches. “We don’t want to bribe these people,” she says, “we want to put them on a plane back to wherever they came from.”.
Many of us who see the threat posed by uncontrolled migration to the US and Europe perhaps were not aware of a similar problem in Israel, which has the reputation of toughness against terrorism and positive control of their border. Overstaying work or tourist visas by economic migrants from the Arab countries and Africa can have the same end result though, as a caravan crashing through a national border.
In her bid for a seat in the Knesset, May needs about $50,000. If you would like to help her with this goal, please see below. Her flyer describes her candidacy as:
May’s stand on the unity of Jerusalem, Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount, Israeli sovereignty in “Area C” of Judea and Samaria, strengthening the Jewish and Zionist character of the State of Israel, and insuring the development of the Galil and the Negev for future generations are unapologetic and inspiring. She has for years advocated for and been an example of the political and social empowerment of young women. She is a strong leader and we need strong leadership.
To donate to May’s campaign, make checks payable to “MAY GOLAN PRIMARY CAMPAIGN”, S’derot Sheshet HaYamim 16, Tel Aviv 6753508.
If you have a PayPal account, you may contribute by sending money to: MG1YYC@gmail.com
The maximum donation under Israeli law is $2700 and donations are not tax-exempt in the US. All donations as required by law are filed with the Israeli Knesset Ethics Committee, confidentially. You will be contacted to assist in providing current address and identification information.
There will be no January meeting in deference to the New Year holiday.
