Tea Party Fort Lauderdale’s 3rd Anniversary

Welcomes from New Zealand…Trevor Loudon

www.TrevorLondon.com

Trevor says, “I’m a libertarian activist and political researcher from Christchurch New Zealand. I believe in freedom with responsibility, not freedom from responsibility. My ideal society is one in which government is confined to protecting its citizens from criminals and external enemies. I believe in working with all those who are moving in broadly the same direction. The views expressed in this Blog are strictly my own.” Trevor is also the founder and editor of KeyWiki.org, a rapidly growing website with the goal of unlocking the covert side of U.S. and Global politics.

BARACK OBAMA AND THE ENEMIES WITHIN

“Trevor Loudon does the job that few in the media ever even attempt. This eye-opening book is proof that one person really can make a difference, especially when they have no agenda other than finding the truth.” -Glenn Beck

Saturday, February 25th 2012
3:00-5:00 PM (Doors open at 2:45 pm)

RSVP EVENT – LIMITED SEATING – TICKETS WILL BE SOLD IN ADVANCE
Tickets can be purchased by cash (preferred) directly from Danita or
Send your RSVP to TeaPartyFTL@gmail.com .
Once you’re confirmed by e-mail, we will send you instructions as to how
to make out your check and where to mail it. E-mail us any questions.
Pre-sold tickets $20.00 ($25.00 at the door)
Price Includes Buffet Style Meal – Drinks Extra

Nick’s Italian Restaurant
3496 North Ocean Blvd. Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308
(1/2 mile north of Oakland Park Blvd.)

Don’t Forget Our 157th Consecutive Weekly Tea Party, 1:00-3:00 pm, on Freedom Corner

Andrew Ian Dodge, a 40-something writer, blogger and Maine Tea Party Patriots coordinator, says Republican Senator Olympia Snowe is “out of touch” with modern America, and that is why he is running to unseat her.

According to his bio, he “organized the first registered tea party event in Maine, which took place in Augusta on April 15 2009.”

He was also instrumental in formulating the strategy for the small-government movement that played a huge role in giving Republicans a majority in the House.

But Dodge says that the long-time Republican Senator is “completely out of touch with her constituents and the needs of 21st century Maine.” …

“She has been in D.C. for 33 years and is completely out of touch with the real world outside of the Beltway,” he added.

Dodge, who considers himself a “new school web/tech savy limited government, fiscal conservative and free market obsessed rabble rouser,” says that Snowe’s vote for TARP and the auto bailouts, combined with the “internet kill switch” legislation she introduced with Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), makes her unfit to serve in the Senate.

He adds that Snowe’s vote to push Obamacare out of committee makes her “an old school big government Republican” out of touch with mainstream America and mainstream Mainers. …

to read entire article please click here:

http://www.examiner.com/conservative-in-spokane/andrew-ian-dodge-olympia-snowe-out-of-touch-with-21st-century-maine

Article reposted with permission of my friend Joe Newby.

Who says that a conservative Republican can’t win the black vote? It looks like Rick Santorum’s choice to make Reverend O’Neal Dozier the honorary chairman of his Florida Campaign is already paying huge dividends.  Dozier, the former NFL football player turned pastor, endorsed Santorum from his pulpit on Sunday. Rev. Dozier warmly introduced Senator Santorum, saying that ”Obama has been very bad for our black community,” and that ”Rick Santorum is a man of honor and the choice to beat Obama in November.”

Santorum took the stage at the Worldwide Christian Center and quickly struck a chord with the mostly black congregation. Santorum said ”people call me the values candidate, but I firmly believe family values are an economic issue.” Rick then pointed out that ”over 40% of single parent homes in the black community are under the poverty line. That needs to be changed. And strengthening the family unit is the best way to lift these families out of poverty.”

Senator Santorum then discussed the strategic importance of standing with Israel, calling them ”our loyal ally and our best friend in the Middle East.” One could see the churchgoers heads nodding in approval at that statement.

Rick also spoke about his battle to ban partial birth abortion, also known as ”infantcide”. For those of you unaware of what this gruesome practice is, a live baby comes out of the mother womb. legs first, everything except the head. The doctor then crushes the head of the baby and removes the now dead baby from the mother’s womb and disposes of it.

http://www.abortionfacts.com/literature/literature_9313pb.asp

Senator Santorum introduced the ”Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003″ into legislation and devoted all of his political capital into getting this crucial piece of legislation passed. Rick finally succeeded in getting this bill passed, but at a high personal cost. He was now ”public enemy number one” of the far left and the liberal media, and they took their revenge on him by helping Bob Casey Jr, the son of former popular Pennsylvania Governor Robert Casey, defeat Santorum for his Senate seat in 2006.

Then came the most touching moment of the day. As well as one that serves as an ominous warning for the danger that Obamacare presents to our country. Rick spoke about his 3 year old disabled daughter Bella. Bella was born with a rare genetic disorder called trisomy 18(Edwards syndrome). Doctors and health care providers said that she would be emotionally and physically disabled and openly suggested that it was a poor allotment of ”time and medical resources” to try to keep her alive. But Rick instead chose to embrace Bella as a valued and important member of the Santorum family. And Rick shared from the heart about the lessons that his family learned from Bella. That everyone is disabled in one way or another. And the value of unconditonal love.

Rick Santorum received a standing ovation as he walked off the stage.

BIG WEEKEND!!!

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TEA PARTY FORT LAUDERDALE

Recommended Events January 21-22

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Tea Party Fort Lauderdale Weekly Rally

January 21, 12:30-2:00 pm

America’s Longest Running Tea Party, 152 Consecutive Weeks!

NE Corner of Oakland Park Blvd. & Federal Highway

SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKERS ON FREEDOM CORNER INCLUDE

The Value Voters Bus

Tony Perkins & Family Research Council

The Heritage Foundation

Rev. O’Neal Dozier, Pastor, The Worldwide Christian Center

Tewannah Aman, Executive Director, Broward Right-to-Life

Bring a family member or a friend to the tea party on January 21st!

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TPFL Action Forum, Saturday, January 21, 3-5:30 pm

SOLD-OUT

Pre-sold tickets only / No ticket, no admittance

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Senator Rick Santorum

Coming to The Worldwide Christian Center

From Rev. Dr. O’Neal Dozier

Dear Friends and Saints:

As the Honorary State Chairman of Senator Rick Santorum’s

presidential campaign, I am proud to announce that Presidential Candidate

Senator Rick Santorum will speak at The Worldwide Christian Center Church

in honor of “Sanctity of Life Sunday” which is this Sunday, January 22, 2012

during the 11:00 a.m. church service.  The Senator will speak on the

Pro-life issue as well as other Pro-family issues. 

The Worldwide Christian Center Church is located at

450 North Powerline Road, Pompano Beach, Florida, 33069. 

We invite you to join us for this dynamic event.

http://www.teapartyfortlauderdale.com/

Jere Brower, his wife Clara, and his 4-year-old daughter Ana, have a very good reason to believe Texas Congressman Ron Paul when he said people view his supporters as “dangerous.”

The 38-year-old Atlanta man and his family have been targeted by militant Ron Paul supporters, one of whom threatened to “kneecap” him, then rape his wife and young daughter.  Mr. Brower said he has also received death threats from supporters of Ron Paul.

The trouble started when Brower and some of his Facebook friends decided to have a laugh over Ron Paul’s ties to racist and anti-semitic groups.

He wrote a post on Facebook intended to be a joke, but some Paul supporters took it seriously – too seriously.

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Brower said that he received a number of threatening emails and messages from angry Ron Paul supporters before adjusting the settings on his phone so as not to receive any more messages.

One of the messages read:

You are a f*****g idiot a*****e. TO stoop as low as I see you are willing is enough to gag a maggot. Keep up the s**t and drive this country into a civil war you f*****g moron piece of human trash. How about I come on over. Maybe, I will start by kneecapping you with my HK 45. Then, while you wither in pain, I will give your wife the best f*****g she ever had. I will treat her nice. Then, maybe your daughter needs to become a real woman. How would you like that. It is not too hard to find out where you live you neocon f**kwad.

Brower then filed a complaint with the DeKalb County Police, and said he contacted the FBI.

No one was availble for comment at the DeKalb County Police Department as of this writing.

Brower, a retired Army Captain who served four tours in Iraq, said there was a time he seriously considered supporting Ron Paul.

“I took a good hard look at Ron Paul,” he said, but after hearing racist messages and witnessing disrespectful behavior at gatherings of Ron Paul supporters, he thought twice.

Brower’s wife, Clara, is Asian, and the talk againt interracial marriage bothered him.  He said he began looking into the controversial newletters that have dogged Paul’s career for years and went to other meetings to learn more.

But, he said, the more he was exposed to Paul’s militant supporters, the more concerned he became.

“Good and bad – everything comes in different colors,” he said.

The two-time Bronze Star winner says he is not too worried and can take care of himself.

But the threats against his family have him concerned.

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To read entire article click here: http://www.examiner.com/conservative-in-spokane/ron-paul-supporters-threaten-atlanta-family-with-rape-death

Article reposted with permission of my friend Joe Newby

A very big development in the ballot access lawsuit filed in federal court in Virginia by Texas Governor Rick Perry and joined by Newt Gingrich, Rich Santorum, and Jon Huntsman. Judge John Gibney just filed a five-page order in which he states that

there is a strong likelihood that the Court will find the residency requirement for petition circulators to be unconstitutional. The authorities make clear that circulating petitions for candidates is a form of protected speech, and that the Commonwealth has a heavy burden to justify the restriction on speech by showing not only that the limitation achieves a valid state interest but also that the limitation is no broader in scope than necessary to achieve that purpose. As in all strict scrutiny cases, the state has a difficult task to demonstrate the propriety of its limitation on protected speech. For this reason, the Court believes that the plaintiffs have a substantial likelihood of succeeding on the merits, at least on the issue of the validity of the residency requirement.

Yesterday, Judge Gibney ordered the Virginia State Board of Elections to notify all local county electoral boards that they are barred “from ordering any ballots” or “from mailing out any absentee ballots” until after the judge holds a hearing on the case on January 13. The judge says in the order that he will make a decision on the merits of the temporary restraining order (TRO) and preliminary injunction being sought by the candidates on the 13th.

Additionally, the ACLU of Virginia filed an amicus brief today on the side of the Republican presidential candidates, arguing that Virginia’s 10,000-signature requirement for a presidential candidate to appear on the ballot “reduces the quantity of [political] speech available in Virginia, and directly infringes on the First Amendment rights of candidates, voters, petition circulators, and political parties.”

The ACLU also argues that Virginia’s residency requirement for petition circulators is not narrowly tailored to serve a compelling government interest. In fact, the ACLU says that Virginia has “fail[ed] even to articulate a compelling interest.” It asks the court to grant the plaintiffs’ request for a TRO and a preliminary injunction. Looks like the judge agrees with the ACLU.

So we should know by the end of the day on Friday whether Perry, Gingrich, Huntsman and/or Santorum will be added to the ballot or if the only choices for Virginia voters will be Mitt Romney and Ron Paul in the Republican primary on March 6. With this latest order from the judge, it is highly likely that there will be additional candidates on the ballot.

http://blog.heritage.org/2012/01/10/breaking-more-gop-candidates-on-virginias-presidential-primary-ballot/

Just more proof that the tea party is unified in backing Santorum. We want Santorum as our candidate and are not concerned with the opinion of non tea partiers who think we should be supporting someone else.

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the Palmetto State finds former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney still in the lead, earning 27% support from likely GOP Primary Voters, up from 23% in early November. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is in third with 18% of the vote, followed by Texas Congressman Ron Paul at 11%.

Bringing up the rear are Texas Governor Rick Perry with five percent (5%) and former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman at two percent (2%).

The latest findings from South Carolina parallel the voting sentiments of Republicans nationally following the Iowa caucuses, with Romney out front with 29% support. Santorum, after his photo finish with Romney in Tuesday’s caucuses, runs second at 21%, with Gingrich in third with 16% of the vote. The January 21 primary in South Carolina is especially critical for Santorum who has largely written off next Tuesday’s first-in-the-nation New Hampshire Primary and is counting on the conservative, evangelical vote in the southern state to build the momentum for his candidacy.

Santorum is the best liked of the candidates, with 72% favorables among likely primary voters in the state. Nearly as many (68%) share a favorable opinion of Romney, followed by Gingrich who is viewed favorably by 59%. Fifty percent (50%) like Perry, while 55% have an unfavorable opinion of Paul. Huntsman, too, is viewed more unfavorably than favorably, but 27% of primary voters don’t know enough about him to venture any kind of opinion.

Santorum outpolls both Romney and Gingrich two-to-one among Tea Party voters.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2012/election_2012_presidential_election/south_carolina/election_2012_south_carolina_republican_primary

The alliance of tea partiers and social conservatives will make Rick Santorum the GOP presidential nominee. Both groups overwhelmingly support Santorum. And new polling in South Carolina and Florida backs that up.

http://libertynews.com/2012/01/06/breaking-rick-santorum-dominates-tea-party-vote/

Grassfire Nation, the parent company of Liberty News and the Patriot Action Network, conducted a survey with tea party voters in Florida and South Carolina.

The top three candidates were:

SOUTH CAROLINA

1. Rick Santorum – 46%
2. Newt Gingrich – 23.6%
3. Mitt Romney – 12.6%

FLORIDA

1. Rick Santorum – 42%
2. Newt Gingrich – 26.3%
3. Mitt Romney – 15.2%

The Grassfire Nation press release makes some interesting points.

“These results show that Santorum’s Iowa win is already having huge ramifications and has re-shaped the GOP presidential race,” says Steve Elliott of Grassfire Nation, which conducted the poll by surveying its members in these two states between January 4-5. “If these results hold, Romney will not be able to consolidate conservative support and Santorum will likely be the clear ‘anti-Romney’ candidate in a two-man race coming out of South Carolina and Florida,” says Elliott.

Other findings:

Nutjob Ron Paul overwhelmingly wins the tea party vote for “least favorite” candidate (41% in SC, 47% FL).

The survey is statistically valid for the specific audience of Grassfire Nation team members in South Carolina and Florida. More than 92% of those surveyed said they are “actively part of” or “identify closely with” the Tea Party movement, making this survey an excellent measure of Tea Party support.

Former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum, coming off his photo finish with Mitt Romney in the Iowa caucuses, is now in second place among Republican voters in the race for the party’s 2012 presidential nomination.

The news for the rest of the field, save Mitt Romney, is less than stellar:

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey, taken the night after the caucuses, shows Romney again in first place with support from 29% of Likely Republican Primary Voters, followed by Santorum with 21%. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, is third with 16%. Texas Congressman Ron Paul, the third place finisher in Iowa, picks up 12% of the vote.

The two remaining Republicans in the race, Texas Governor Rick Perry and former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, each earn four percent (4%).

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2012/election_2012_presidential_election/election_2012_republican_presidential_primary

Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney are tied in a very close race to win the Iowa Republican caucus. And the lesson that was learned in 2010, was once again on display in 2012.  People constantly talked about how well financed and organized the Romney and Paul campaigns were, but us tea partiers turn out to vote!! And elections are decided by votes, not by who has the biggest staff or the largest war chest.

Site polling showed that Santorum received the most tea party votes. Iowans that were seeking ”a candidate with high moral character” also made Rick their top choice.

So what happens now? I see Mitt winning in New Hampshire and Newt or Rick taking down South Carolina. That leaves Florida as the key state in this race. My home state is Florida and I am active in politics as part of Tea Party Fort Lauderdale so I will give my opinion of who will win in Florida, and why.

The tea party movement is very strong in Florida. And the 2010 election results will show that. Tea party favored candidates knocked off well funded establishment Republican candidates in every primary race from governor(Rick Scott) to senator(Marco Rubio). This is also the state that gave Herman Cain the big bump with his Orlando straw poll win.

I think the race will be down to four candidates by then. Romney, Gingrich, Paul and Santorum. I will review all four candidates.

Mitt Romney will do well with seniors, but being ”the establishment favorite” is normally the kiss of death in Florida. Just ask Charlie Crist.

Newt is very bright and will hold his own here. And I see him and Mitt fighting it out for second place.

A racist loon like Ron Paul will not win in Florida. Unless they change the primary rules to let Al-Qaeda members vote.

That leaves Rick Santorum. Florida is the type of state where you want to be the ”three legged stool of conservatism” that Ronald Reagan talked about. The tea party in Florida tends to be really conservative about social and national defense issues . IT ALSO OVERWHELMINGLY VOTES REPUBLICAN!!!! And Rick Santorum is exactly the type of candidate that conservatives in Florida will support.

With Perry and Bachmann dead I can see the majority of those conservative voters going over to Santorum.  And with a Florida win, I think that Santorum will pick up all the financing and organizational staff that he needs to win the Republican primary.

SANTORUM IN 2012!!!