Interview with RTP President
To give you an idea of what Richmond Tea Party is working on now and for the future, I interviewed President Eric McGrane. My questions and his responses are below. —- What major initiatives are on tap for Richmond Tea Party this year? The primary focus for the rest of the year will be activities [...]
The Value of Freedom
Let’s review: $14.4 trillion in national debt $114 trillion in unfunded liabilities No federal budget passed in over two years TARP Bailouts of massive corporations while average Americans are struggling just to provide for their families ObamaCare (i.e., forcing citizens to purchase a product or service, while calling it “health care reform”) Many thousands of [...]
RTP to Discuss ObamaCare on Comcast Channel 95 Tonight, 9:00pm; UPDATE: CANCELLED
Please tune in to Comcast channel 95 at 9:00pm this evening to watch Richmond Tea Party board members Gilbert Wilkerson and Joe Guarino discuss the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (a.k.a., ObamaCare). Joe was one of the leaders in helping guide Virginia’s Health Care Freedom Act into law, which Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is [...]
Trumping the race card
Okay, I’ve been trying to get you pumped about the Ebony & Ivory Two Nekkid Heads all-day event next Thursday (May 5th) in Richmond, but now I’m going to explain its importance to the greater freedom movement in America and why it’s critical you participate. One of the big reasons our nation is in such [...]
Public Debate on ObamaCare — Thursday, April 28th
Richmond Tea Party just received this from Virginia Cowles, President of the League of Women Voters: The League of Women Voters of the Richmond Metropolitan Area is sponsoring a program, “Perspectives on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,” on Thursday, 28 April 2011, at 5:30 p.m. at the Tuckahoe Library. Three speakers representing three very [...]
Ebony & Ivory Tour starting in Richmond, May 5th
Heads-up: Richmond Tea Party is working on a great event for next month you WILL want to be a part of. Remember Joe the Plumber? The man who with a simple question got then-Senator Obama to admit to his economic policy of “spread the wealth around”? He’s teaming up with Kevin Jackson—author of The BIG [...]
RTP Tax Day Rally, April 18th – Be there to stand for liberty
Richmond Tea Party’s 3rd annual Tax Day Rally is just over two weeks away. It’s being held again at Kanawha Plaza in downtown Richmond from 5:00-8:00pm. The following is an interview I conducted with Phil Rapp, RTP’s vice president and co-chairman of the Tax Day Rally committee, about this year’s event. 1) What can RTP [...]
Get loud in D.C. Thursday
So after just over two months of watching those we elected in November to solve our fiscal crisis do nothing about it, all the while telling the Tea Party to be quiet and be happy … are you ready to get louder? There will be a rally in D.C. this Thursday to support those few [...]
Republicans Shouldn’t Take Tea Party for Granted
Here’s an interesting story from BigGovernment.com. Of course, “anonymous sources” are always suspect, but this is extremely troubling if there’s a sliver of truth in here. Let’s hope….no, rather INSIST that the Republican leadership act with conservative principles and take ACTION, rather than just offering fake platitudes and kicking the can down the (very long) [...]
Tax Day Rally — April 18th
Get ready for Richmond Tea Party’s third annual Tax Day Rally! Where: Kanawha Plaza, Downtown Richmond (Next to the Federal Reserve building, of course) When: Monday, April 18th (Note the later than usual date) 5:00pm – 8:00pm It’s hard to believe it’s been only two years since our movement was born when hundreds of thousands [...]
