Promoted from diaries – Bill S.
As President Obama vacationed in North Carolina this past weekend, concerned Americans decided to dedicate their time to freedom. The Post-Party Summits, hosted by American Majority, Smart Girl Politics and RedState, kicked off the first Summit in Pittsburgh, PA on April 23rd. American Majority President Ned Ryun explained the idea behind the Post-Party Summits in a recent interview:
“The Post-Parties are about moving from protesting to implementing, and that’s what was so exciting about Pittsburgh: these people came to learn, realizing that the next iteration of the tea party movement is organizing into a potent political force. And I believe that is the answer to bringing about the change needed in this country: the tea party and 9.12 movements organizing into privatized political infrastructure to advance the great principles of free enterprise, individual freedom, and limited government.”
On Friday evening during the opening dinner, Erick Erickson of RedState gave a rousing speech regarding the next step for concerned Americans. The audience went wild when Erickson stated “The silent majority can no longer be silent.”
The Summit training courses were designed to equip citizens with the tools to effectively participate in the electoral process. Classes include, Creative Leadership,Micro-targeting Precincts, Building Effective Coalitions, Running for Office, Media Coaching: TV and Radio, and a host of other classes designed to train Americans to become more involved in the community. Ryun described it as being:
“A community organizer for Freedom”
American Majority, RedState and Smart Girl Politics plan to train in Denver, CO., Jacksonville, FL., Indianapolis, IN., Boston, MA., Kansas City, MO. and Charlotte, NC. Pittsburgh’s summit attracted over 250 participants and the attention of the far left Daily Kos.
As a instructor, this reporter witnessed reactions that ranged from the amazed to the energized at the Summit. Participants expressed an eagerness to get involved and seemed determined to take the information back to their friends and family. American Majority and several of the instructors provided materials and many took home extra for their friends or groups. Feedback from the Summit is evidence of how important the information was to the attendees.
“This was fantastic. I feel like I just robbed you by only paying $50 for this.”
“The whole workshop was BEYOND my expectations! I never expected the degree of excellence. The information was needed….I look forward to follow-ups to learn even more!”
“This is great! No one should feel alone anymore. Hello world, the vocal majority is taking its rightful place!”
“The social networking, wiki and blog workshops (were most helpful). They opened my eyes to the online world and how much we need to participate.”
“I just came home from the Pittsburgh Post-Party Summit and to think I didn’t even know about your organization four days ago, wow! I am so glad that I followed my instincts and went. It was so informative and now I feel I have a support system in this revolution to get back our country. Thank you for all your efforts…..”
Despite the negative media attention that attempts to paint these new activists as angry or dangerous, what the Post-Party Summit really represented was your neighbor next door, your aunt, your mom, everyday Americans who have decided to organizing is not a matter or left or right, it’s a matter of freedom.



Steve Maley
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55555! This is what needs to get done, folks
ColdWarrior (Diary) Thursday, April 29th at 3:17PM EST (link)Get to an American Majority training session if you can. If you can’t, do it the old-fashioned way — find and get to your local GOP committee meeting ASAP and “learn the ropes” how it’s done in your locale.
Do you know the geographic boundaries of your precinct? Even know what one is? I know the numbers of voters of every party in my precinct and where they live. How do I know this? Because I’m a precinct committeeman. Which gets me access to the Voter Vault system, which I can use to better canvass my precinct, along with the other 7 elected precinct committeemen in my precinct. Our precinct, Tempe 59, is about a mile on a side and mostly residential.
I learned all this by going to my committee meeting and asking questions. I called the Maricopa County Republican Party, asked where my local committee met, went to the meeting, and said, “I want to become a voting member of the Party — how do I do it?” They explained the process and I did what they told me to do.
I also learned our County GOP web site was awful. So, I sent an e-mail to all the conservative PCs I knew and asked if any would volunteer to improve our web site. A few months later, we had a new and improved web site: www.maricopagop.org
Becoming a PC in AZ is not hard, nor is it hard in any state. In Arizona, you have to get 10 or fewer signatures on a nomination form from registered Republicans or independents in your precinct. Precinct committeemen elections happen in even-numbered years. The Party supplied me with a map of my precinct and a walking list. Getting the signatures this election cycle took all of 45 minutes. Had to fill out an Affidavit of Qualification and have it notarized. The Affidavit just says I live in the precinct and I’m a registered Republican. The Party then turns these forms into the Board of Elections. Then I stand for election in the August 24, 2010 primary. I and 7 other Republicans in my precinct can then represent the Republican voters in our precinct INSIDE the Party at the monthly committee meetings. And we get to vote for the Party leadership. Indeed, each of us will be qualified, theoretically, to make it all the way to the RNC membership. No dues. No required duties. You make of it what you will.
In some states, you don’t have to get signatures, just pay nominal dues, fill out a form or two, and pledge to support Republican candidates. Every state has a different system. Do you know yours?
These past two years, by attending the monthly Party committee meetings, the county conventions and state conventions, and other Party meetings (such as the monthly county committee meetings), I and my fellow precinct committeemen have had an opportunity to meet virtually every Republican candidate — all of whom are vying for our help to get out the vote in the all-important, traditionally-very-low-turnout Republican primary election that will take place on August 24.
The real ball game of politics is played at these Party committee meetings. Precinct committeemen ARE the Party. Want to be a ball player? Want your voice heard INSIDE the Republican Party? Then become a ball player — a Republican precinct committeeman. Because anything else is just shouting at the ball players from the bleachers. Those are the facts.
Plus, it’s fun! And you’re almost guaranteed a slot, as HALF these slots were vacant nationwide in the Party as of Election Day, 2008. Indeed, virtually no elected Republican will tell you that conservatives (or RINOs) could effectively TAKE OVER the Party at the grass roots if they UNITED and INVADED the Party to occupy every vacant precinct committeeman slot. (It’s called precinct captain in some states, associate in others — the nomenclature isn’t important. What’s important is precinct committeemen elect the Party leadership.) Why won’t they tell you that? Because they’re TERRIFIED we’ll do it — and mabye toss them, and their friends in the Party leadership, out on their ears in the next primary election and Party leadership elections.
To learn more, see my blog linked below.
Thank you.
ColdWarrior, PC
Conservatives, UNITE! CHANGE the Republican Party and save the world by UNITING INSIDE the Party as precinct committeemen. NOW!
In 2012, will YOU become a “voting member” of the Republican Party in your precinct?
Where it all started. Twitter @kaltkrieger
Unified Patriots.
Learn how to GOTV at The Concord Project and at Procinct and
I'm in.
toothpick (Diary) Thursday, April 29th at 7:33PM EST (link)I signed up, gathered 23 signatures, and won my election – there were only 6 qualified candidates for 7 slots. I’ll be on the Santa Clara County Republican County Central Committee in December.
And if there’s one place in the US that could use some good, solid conservative thinkin’, it’s sunny, bankrupt California!!
A question.
biggyrat Thursday, April 29th at 10:33PM EST (link)I have tried repeatedly to contact someone at my local Republican committee, but have never recieved any response. I suspect they are attempting to hide from people like us. Is there any way to circumvent the gatekeepers, if that is indeed what they are doing? I am becomming a little frustrated here.
Keep Pushing The Local Republicans
Ausonius (Diary) Saturday, May 1st at 11:53AM EST (link)- if they are not C O N S E R V A T I V E S -
OUT!
As ColdWarrior recommends below, be more persistent and visit his website on The Precinct Project, if you have not done so already!
And Biggyrat: How is Itchy Brother doing?
Ausonius: 310-395 A.D. Teacher, Poet, Consul, General, Farmer.
Personal Tutor to the future St. Paulinus of Nola and to young Gratian, heir to the throne during the turbulent final years of the Western Roman Empire. When his former student Gratian was assassinated, Ausonius threw up his hands and retired to his farm in Gaul. Rome was captured by barbarians 14 years after his death.
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biggyrat, you have to be more persistent
ColdWarrior (Diary) Friday, April 30th at 3:52AM EST (link)Your country is at stake. If need be, just show up at the next meeting and tell them you want to become a voting member of the Party. Don’t take no for an answer. Take other conservatives with you.
The lack of response could be due to nefarious motives or incompetence. Most local committees are staffed by volunteers and they drop the ball. DON’T GIVE UP. ASSERT YOURSELF.
Have you spent any time at my blog linked below?
What state are you in? What county? Contact me at coldwarrior1978 at gmail dot com and I’ll try to help.
For Liberty,
ColdWarrior, PC
Conservatives, UNITE! CHANGE the Republican Party and save the world by UNITING INSIDE the Party as precinct committeemen. NOW!
In 2012, will YOU become a “voting member” of the Republican Party in your precinct?
Where it all started. Twitter @kaltkrieger
Unified Patriots.
Learn how to GOTV at The Concord Project and at Procinct and
Never Forget These BHO 10-Words
shermantank Saturday, May 1st at 11:39AM EST (link)I want people to ALWAYS remember that the President said this to us: “I think at some point YOU have made enough money.”
Also remember, that while he was dictating our lives to us, he and his stupid wife (incidentally, both Obamas relinquished their law licenses in the state of Ilinois), made multi-millions of dollars his first year in office.
It is apparently Ok for the rest of the country to lose their jobs, their homes, their livelihoods, and their lives, but the Obamas are above all that.
Wake up America! Stop the BHO runaway train wreck.