Herman Cain wins Florida Straw Poll!
Fifteen members of the Palm Beach County Tea Party along with several members of the South Florida 912, the Palm City Tea Party and many other groups across the state traveled to Orlando for the Presidency V and Florida CPAC conferences this past week. With over 3000 registered Republican delegates voting in the straw poll that culminated the three days, the hype from the media before and during the conferences focused on the significance of the outcome in the presidential race. Historically the winner of this straw poll has won the Republican nomination.
This historical precedent and significance was quickly forgotten by the mainstream media when Herman Cain was the clear and decisive winner of the straw poll, amassing many more votes than Rick Perry and Mitt Romney put together. Mr. Cain took 37% of the votes with Gov. Perry a distant second at 15%. Nipping at Perry’s heels was Gov. Romney at 14%.
In fact, most of the major media outlets have essentially ignored this outcome with little or no mention. “Fair and balanced” Fox News announced Mr. Cain’s win but, but not without immediately discounting his win by declaring that this continues to be a two-man race between governors Perry and Romney.
Not mentioned, too, is the fourth place position of Senator Rick Santorum beating Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich, John Huntsman, and Michelle Bachman who finished in that order.
The delegates who voted for Herman Cain did so because of his plan for implementing a flat tax called 9-9-9 that will provide the tax revenues and the economic growth engine needed to put the brakes on our failing economy and begin a true economic recovery.
The delegates were also impressed with his business experience as CEO of Godfather’s Pizza and his common sense solutions approach to improving our economy. He was adamant in his support of our military, his staunch defense of the the free-market system, and recognition of the need for a long-term energy plan. The voters were also impressed with his strong support of “legal” immigration, and equally strong stance against amnesty.
The 15% of the delegates who voted for Rick Perry were impressed with his job growth record in Texas. However, the majority were unimpressed with many of his responses in the Presidential Debate on Friday night. He ignited voters against him when he said that those who did not like his pro-illegal immigrant actions “did not have a heart,”
Many of the Florida straw voters, liked Mitt Romney’s performance in the debate on Friday night. The 14% of the voters who chose Romney in the straw poll did so because of that performance and because they feel he is “presidential” and will be a formidable candidate against Barack Obama. The majority, however, are concerned that he will not work to repeal Obamacare based on his support of a similar healthcare system in Massachusetts. This is despite his declaration in the debate that he will abolish the misguided legislation.
Taking Action Starting Today!
A week ago I woke up at 1:30am sitting on the couch with the television blaring, my headsets still on, and a stiff neck. But all was ok because the first words I heard were “Two for two”. That is, conservatives won the 9th Congressional seat in New York and easily kept the House seat in Nevada’s 2nd Congressional District.
I am sure that all of you have read and heard about both of these big wins so I won’t bore you with restating the facts. However, I do want to take this moment to congratulate all of the estimated 30 to 40 million tea party members and followers who are voicing their opinions and will not be silenced. This was not just a New York moment, this was a “tea party moment” and we need to savor it.
Ok, now we have finished savoring and we need to start thinking and planning for 2012. We need your help! There are so many things that you can do — whatever your circumstance. Here are a few Palm Beach County Tea Party teams that I hope you will consider joining:
- Oversight Team (federal, state, or local) — Pick an elected official, a legislative body, a candidate, or an issue you are interested in and track them like a bloodhound. Share any news and/or blogs you consider important. When you find information we should know, send it to us and we will send your information out to our membership, post it on our websites, facebook, etc..
- Media Contact Team — This is an exciting new team where you will interact with specific media! You will follow and provide responses to articles, posts, etc.
- Connect Team — This is a critical team where you welcome new members and integrate them into PBCTP. Its a great way to meet new people and tap into their passion directing them to the right activity within the Tea Party
- Social Media Team — Help plan and implement training courses for our members so they are more savvy tapping into social media tools like facebook, twitter, and our website. Create strategies to effectively use these new media to effectively get our message out.
- Newsletter Team — We are putting together our first Palm Beach County Newsletter. If your passion is writing, we need you!
- Operation Reach Out Team — Reach out into the business community, colleges, nursing homes, and special shows like Antique Shows, meeting with private organizations, etc.
- Fundraising — We have a robust fundraising team that is working on two big fundraisers, a Gold Party and Fashion Show. We need more ideas and help on implementation of ideas.
- Event Planning Team– Help plan monthly meetings, candidate forums, special movie nights, rallies, etc.
To get more information about or to join one of these teams, please email us at info@palmbeachcountyteaparty.org.
Lastly, someone told me the other day that:
“There is not a Tea Party person that cannot take on a significant role to help move us to victory in 2012.
If you cannot join one of the above teams, you can always join the Donor Team!”
To join the Donor Team, simply hit the Donate button below!
Florida Tea Party Convention: Victory in 2012 Begins with You!
You know the problems, now lets talk about solutions! If not us, who?
Mark your calendars for the Florida Tea Party Convention at Daytona Beach on November 4-6, 2011. Join many of us from the Palm Beach County Tea Party as we travel to Daytona for an exciting three days of speakers and events that will motivate us to work hard for success in 2012.
Here are the highlights:
- More than two dozen featured speakers including Gov. Rick Scott, Senator Marco Rubio, and Congressman Allen West
- Several presidential and senatorial debaters
- Entertainers including Lloyd Marcus
- Breakfast and dinner events with speakers
- Opportunities to share best practices among tea party groups
- Social events
- AssembliesVideos
And the price is right! Convention attendees can stay at Daytona’s finest oceanfront resort, the Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort – Ocean Walk Village, for the low price of $99 per night. Make your reservations early so that you can take advantage of the special block of rooms!
For more information and to register, check out their website at http://www.ttpnc.com/ – 3
Here is a video from the lead sponsor the Tri County Villages Tea Party: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec1CgC5nGhc
If you are interested in going, please let us know so that we can arrange for you to meet with other Palm Beach County Tea Party Members. Just email us at info@palmbeachcountyteaparty.org.
PBCTP’s Read & Share Program Launched
Hello all,
I want to thank Esther Ansell for suggesting and implementing the Read & Share Program, an ongoing used book sale for the Palm Beach County Tea Party. This program gives our members a means to share books inexpensively while providing some needed proceeds to our new organization.
Launching the Read & Share Program at the Labor Day BBQ in Palm Beach Gardens, Esther set up a table with a display of several gently-used books donated by our members. She sold the hardback books and large paperback books for $5 and the average size paperbacks for $2. Esther encouraged our “buyers” to return the books after they have read them for “resale” at a future meeting.
I want to extend a warm thank you to our initial book donors: Mr. & Mrs. Jim Hunter, Ms. Beth Russell, Mr. & Mrs. John Brooks, and Ms. Esther Ansell.
The Read & Share Program brokers any gently-used book in one of these categories: History, Economics, Government, Political Theory, Biography, and Historical Novels. The books must also be focused on one or more of our three tea party tenets of Fiscal Responsibility, Constitutionally Limited Government and Free Markets.
The success of the sale table at the BBQ has encouraged Esther to propose that each chapter consider using this program as a method for fundraising. If you are interested in facilitating the Read & Share Program in the Boca Raton or Wellington Chapters, please call the Hotline.
If you come to the Jupiter/PBG meetings and have books to donate, please call the Palm Beach County Tea Party Hotline at (561) 444-8086 and the operator will route you to Esther.
Learning Essential Grassroots Tools for Victory in 2012
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Yours in Hope & Action,
Pam Wohlschlegel
C0-Founder and County Coordinator
Palm Beach County Tea Party
Unpublished Letter to the Editor of WSJ
This letter was not published by the Wall Street Journal so we are publishing it here on our we website. It is a very well-stated list of concerns about the Debt Ceiling legislation:
Dear Editor:
What is the reader to believe? Paul Ryan’s “Where’s Your Budget, Mr.President?” (Aug 3) fairly asks the president that question as the president and the Congress have pushed huge new costly programs like ObamaCare but they have not produced a budget to pay for them. This budget deal they passed doesn’t cut anything that can be measured and adds at least $7 trillion to the debt. Ryan says that Republicans passed a bill that “cuts more than a dollar for every dollar it increases the debt limit, without raising taxes.” And that Republicans “won the policy debate by securing the first of many spending restraints…” to avoid calamity. Excuse me, but if there is a $2.4 trillion increase in debt this year and much more in the next few years, how can Ryan make those claims? You can’t call many $trillions in new spending (debt) a tax cut! If Ryan can point to any cuts at all they are not from current spending but from cuts in projected increased spending. We are not being treated honestly by the professional politicians or the media.
And the “Super Committee” created in this bill will surely have as their focus ways to increase taxes without having to go through all the trouble of full debate as our Constitution provides and we, the people, are entitled to expect. Whatever they come up with will be offered on a take-it-or-leave-it basis on an up or down vote.
The WSJ and others call this a victory for the TEA parties? This bill being called a victory is the exact opposite of what the TEA parties have expressed in all of our actions all over the country for three years, at least. Cut, Cap and Balance has been our appeal to our elected officials, our representatives, and we got no cut, no cap and not anything near a balanced budget.
George Blumel, Atlantis FL 33462
September 13th Wellington Meeting
Join us for the next meeting of the Palm Beach County Tea Party’s Wellington Chapter, with keynote speakers Mark Meckler and Dawn Wildman, National Coordinators, Tea Party Patriots. Mark and Dawn will share with us their insights on the national tea party movement and what we can do here in Palm Beach County to make a difference in 2012. Question and Answer session to follow their speeches.
DATE: Tuesday, September 13, 2011
TIME: Doors open at 5:30 PM, Buffet at 6:00 PM ($15, Cash Bar); Meeting at 7:00 PM
PLACE: Binks Forest Golf Club, 400 Binks Forest Drive, Wellington, FL 33414
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Directions to Binks Forest Golf Club
John Kerry Demands Less Coverage of Tea Party by Media
Let’s hope that people who hear this see it for what it is . . . a call for self-censoring and biased reporting by the media.
Running on Empty Tour Comes to Jupiter on August 11th
Since President Obama took office, gas prices have nearly doubled. However, America has enormous domestic supplies, all we need is the political will to use them and the prices will come down.
Join Americans for Prosperity when their Running On Empty tour comes to Jupiter on August 11th. Share your story and learn what the administration could be doing to make it easier on you and your family. The event will include local and national speakers and a chance to send President Obama your gas bill!
Date: Thursday, August 11th
Time: 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Location: Abacoa Amphitheater
1260 University Blvd
Jupiter, FL 33458
http://americansforprosperityfoundation.com/runningonempty/
Congressman West Under Attack
Congressman Allen West has been under attack due to his support for the House Speaker Boehner’s debt-ceiling plan that passed the US House yesterday but was summarily tabled by the US Senate.
Please read this letter from Congressman West and let us know what you think.
