Tea Party Grassroots Training on Saturday, April 21st

Wellington Chapter’s April Meeting Focused on Voter Fraud

We had an outstanding meeting of the Wellington Chapter on the 9th of April, as well as a delicious buffet. The speaker, Mark Hoch, has 16 years of experience as Political Director with the Republican Party of Palm Beach County. His subject matter was on “VOTER FRAUD” and after speaking on the topic for approximately 25 minutes, we opened up for Q & A .  This was an extraordinarily informative talk. Not only did we leave later than  normal; small groups of 3,4,and 5  continued the discussion after the meeting was over.. This indeed was a passionate meeting for all that were there.  

And thanks for attending.   

Joe

Wellington’s April Meeting Features GOP Political Director Mark Hoch

DATE	Monday, April 9th, 2012
TIME	Doors open 5:30pm. Buffet at 6pm. Meeting starts at 7pm, $15 per person (tax and gratuity included)
PLACE	Binks Forest Country Club CLICK HERE for directions.
RSVP	Call 561-302-1479 or click on the “RSVP” button below.

In preparation for achieving a success come the November elections, we’ve invited  the political director of the Palm Beach Republican Party, Mark Hoch.  His areas of expertise are grass roots politics, campaigns, demographic research and analysis and political party development.  This is an important meeting for members to attend who are interested in joining the team of poll watchers that we are forming. 

As always, doors open at 5:30 p.m. An all inclusive dinner buffet for $15 will be served from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with our meeting starting at 7:00 p.m. sharp.  Plan to have a nice meal, meet some great patriots, learn something you didn’t know, all while helping the cause- preserving and protecting the nation that our founding fathers created, One Nation Under God, Indivisible with Liberty and Justice for All! 

TAX DAY TEA PARTY! Congressman Allen West and Dick Morris top the list of speakers.

Join us for a fun, family afternoon of amazing music, picnic food, kids activities, and excellent speakers on Sunday, April 15th from 1:30pm to 5pm.  Our guest speakers will include:

• US Congressman Allen West, Florida District 22
• Dick Morris, cable news commentator and political analyst
• Anita MonCrief, ex-liberal and ACORN whistleblower
• Dan Mangru, Fox Business News Mangru Report
• Joyce Kaufman, local talk show radio host on WFTL 850
• Michael Solomon, author and facilitator of the 1st tea party in the US
• Roberto Alonzo (Cuban exile who became a freedom fighter in Venezuela before fleeing to America
• Representative Pat Rooney
• Representative Mark Pafford
• Slade O’Brian, Americans for Prosperity
• Craig Henne, conservative talk radio host

Our master of ceremonies for the afternoon’s festivities will be Brian Mudd, station manager and show host on WJNO AM1290.  We are pleased to have Lou Galterio, “The Golden Voice”, sing the National Anthem.  Please click here to read more about Lou.

David DiCrescenzo, publisher at The Patriots Press, will give the invocation and lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Music will be provided by LeVeL, a West Palm Beach-based band (area code 561) best known for edgy, acoustic rock with elements of classic rock, punk, funk, jazz, acoustic rock, dance music and heavy metal; an amazing sound for all ages.  Check it by clicking here and clicking on their sample music videos.  A special guest singer will be Brie Goldsobel who will sing original patriotic songs.

The place is the beautiful new Wellington Amphitheater.  The address is:  12100 Forest Hill Boulevard, Wellington, FL.

Click here for a description of the facilities.  Bring your chairs and blankets and enjoy the beautiful afternoon! And here’s a map:

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For children, the park includes a large, beautiful, and well equipped playground.  Parents and grandparents can accompany their children in the playground and still hear the speakers or the music.  We will also provide face painting patriotic tattoos, and build-a-bear activities.

This will be fun for the whole family!  Ask your friends early so they can join us as well. The park holds 5000 and there will be plenty of parking.  Refreshment will be available for purchase.  See the menu.

Last but not least, Amy Hair will provide signing for the deaf and HOH.  There will also be a special section for the hearing impaired where they can set up their chairs or blankets and comfortably enjoy all the festivities.

Our thanks to AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY for providing the travel expenses for Anita MonCrief!  Americans for Prosperity is an excellent alliance partner!

Meet the Wellington Council Candidates

February meeting in Wellington recap

Pam Wohlschlegel, Leader of  the Tea Party Patriots in this area, shared some of her activities including traveling around Florida with Jenny Beth Martin, national Tea Party Patriot leader, visiting other Tea Party Patriots.  Pam commented that the Patriots are like sleeping tigers ready to re-emerge and assume a much more active role as they did four years ago.  We were reminded to keep the focus on our three principles:  fiscal responsibility, constitutionality, and free markets.  There are a number of tea parties in our country; unlike some others, the Patriots do not endorse candidates.  Pam noted that the Hispanic vote, a major block, is being indoctrinated by the left.  What is it we can do to counter their influence?  Progressives are using the approach of having home meetings.  We need to do the same.

On March 22, a rally will be held on the Supreme Court lawn in D.C.  Florida needs to be there!  Busses will be leaving on February 21, for Tallahassee in preparation for a meeting with our legislators.  Pam emphasized the need for poll watchers.  Irregularities apparently occur when members of our group are not present.

Sharon Bock, Comptroller and Clerk, was the main speaker for the evening.  An attorney, Sharon has been in her elected position for 14 years.  She employs 750 individuals, none of whom make policy.  All county funds, amounting to well over a billion dollars, must go through Ms. Bock’s office in order to be spent.  She is an auditor and a watchdog who signs all checks.  Before checks are signed three criteria must be satisfied:  is there a public good involved, is the expenditure legal, and is it in the budget?  Ms. Bock’s speech was an impassioned one in which she gave many examples of how she functions and how she is constantly confronted with obstacles.  Her talk was very educational since many of us were not aware of how the individual in this position operates nor how important her position is to the well being of Palm Beach County.

Pictures by Boris Balaban.

Cake, Coffee and the Candidates for March Meeting in Wellington

Join us for a delicious buffet dinner and a chance to  meet and greet the Wellington candidates for municipal office on the night BEFORE the municipal elections.  All all six candidates for Wellington Village Council and Mayoral seats will be here to meet you!.  Come hear them and let them know your concerns.  Monday, March 12th, Binks Forest Country Club.  Doors open at 5:30 p.m.  All inclusive buffet, $15, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.  Informal meet and greet from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.

Candidates expected include:

For Mayor, Bob Margolis and Darell Bowen
For Seat 1, John Greene and Shauna Hostetler
For Seat 4, Al Paglia and Matt Willhite

Wellington Chapter Meeting in February

Palm Beach County Clerk and Comptroller Sharon Bock will be our guest speaker.  Hear how this constitutional officer serves her constituents.   Questions that relate to our three tenets: fiscal responsibility, constitutionally limited government and free markets will be addressed. 

Doors open at 5:30 p.m., buffet dinner from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. for $15 all inclusive, meeting from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Monday, February 13th at the Binks Forest Country Club. For directions Click: HERE

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Palm Beach County Tea Party and South Florida 912 Host PPP Event

Do you know for whom you’re going to vote for in the GOP Primary? Do you know why? How much do you really know about your candidate?

Find out at our Presidential Preference Primary Event – a joint project between Palm Beach County Tea Party and South Florida 912.

When: Tuesday January 10th 6:00 p.m Meet and Greet, 6:30-8:30 Program
Where: First Baptist Church of West Palm Beach, 1101 South Flagler Drive

Our volunteers have researched the candidates’ policies. The campaigns have responded to questions about their candidates’ core values: such as Leadership, Character, Worldview, Quality of Solutions, and Governing Style, so we can get beneath the surface. There will be high-profile candidate surrogates at the forum to explain the answers and to answer your questions

The format will allow ample time to explore both core values and policy positions.

First take our survey – based on your current knowledge of the candidates. Then hear from the campaign surrogates as they present their candidates’ views, moderated by Brian Mudd, Program Director for WJNO and WBZT and co-host of the Palm Beaches Morning Rush, on Tuesday, January 10th at 6pm at the First Baptist Church of West Palm Beach at 1101 S Flagler. Pick up a copy of our short Voters’ Guide at our event and then check out the complete guide on our websites. Survey results will be presented at the end of the meeting.

Still feel the same about your candidate? Have a new one? In either case, help out the candidate of your choice during the final 3 weeks of the campaign leading to the GOP Presidential Primary on 1/31.

The event is free, donations are welcome. Bring your friends.

If you need additional information, please contact info@palmbeachcountyteaparty.org

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Wellington Chapter hosts the Senatorial Candidate Forum

Palm Beach County Tea Party’s (PBCTP) Wellington Chapter hosted our Senatorial Candidate Forum on Monday, December 12th.  Most of the attendees partook of the tasty buffet at the Binks Forest Country Club prior to the beginning of the meeting.

Gina Rascati, Wellington Chapter Leader and PBCTP co-founder, kicked off the event with the Pledge of Allegiance.  Then Mel Grossman, PBCTP Vice President and co-founder, spoke about December events – encouraging attendees to help work the upcoming Gun Show.  In addition, he said that he’d be starting rallies, once again, in the new year.  Iris Scheibl, one of the PBCTP co-founders, described the upcoming Presidential Preference Primary Portfolio Event on January 10th to be jointly hosted by PBCTP and South Florida 912.  Alex Berry, Boca Chapter Leader took the podium and kicked-off the events – first describing the tenets of the PBCTP, then doing the introductions.  The guest moderator for the event was Jim Sackett, former WPTV NewsChannel 5 news anchor; time-keeper was Gina Rascatti; and the participating candidates, in order of opening statements were:  Mike McCalister,  Deon Long, Ron McNeil and Marielena Stuart.

After opening remarks, each of the candidates rotated going first in responding to the questions with one minute responses.  The excellent questions ran the gamut of conservative issues:  Repeal Obamacare?  Which departments to scale back or get rid of?  How to reduce the National Debt?  Would you have voted for the Defense Authorization Bill?  Would you support removing the US from the UN, NAFTA, and NATO and expel the UN from NYC?  Would you refuse to sign any treaty that says the US contributes to global warming or climate change?  Would you work to reform the tax code and repeal the 16th amendment?  Would you work to repeal current executive orders that put restrictions on States’ rights and if so, which ones?  Would you follow current immigration law while striving for a long term solution?  Is the U.S. Constitution a living document?  Would you abolish or limit the number of Czars?  Would you support making the Bush tax cuts permanent?  If not, why not?  While many of the responses were similar – there were distinctions based on the personal viewpoint of each of the candidates.  McCalister brought his military background and other experiences into the mix, Long spoke of his economic outlook and the fair tax as a framework, McNeil cited his paradigm as a successful engineer and businessman, and Stuart her perspective as a Cuban immigrant who lived under Communism and described Agenda 21/Sustainability as socialism.

We had time for two great audience questions as well.  Would you support and pass term limits for the House and Senate? – leading to probably the funniest line of the night, given by McNeil – “Yes – two terms – one in office and one in prison!”, and What would you do with the Federal Reserve and what would you replace it with?

The candidates then closed with 5 minute closing statements.  Alex closed the meeting with calling the raffle.

It was a very informative event offering us an opportunity to learn more about these principled but lesser known candidates.  There is a long time until the August 2012 primary and any one of these fine folks could emerge as a strong Conservative candidate.  Thanks to all who attended.

The following pictures were taken by Alex Berry.

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