SUN Area Council of Republican Women attend a Ladies Hand Gun Safety Class

SUN Area Council of Republican Women encourages all of its members to secure and train on a firearm of their choice.  The Council was able to work with the Kreamer Sportsmen’s Club to schedule our next classes in March.

hand gunThe “Ladies Hand Gun Safety Class” will be held on March 15, 6-9 and March16, 8-1 for shooting, gun cleaning, and related instruction.  Cost per person is $20.00, for both Friday and Saturday and includes lunch on Saturday.  It will be open to the public.  The class is limited to 25 women.

To make reservations with the SUN Area Council of Republican Women to participate in this class, please call 570-568-1217 no later than March 8th.

It is  recommend you make your reservations as early as possible, space is limited.

If you are interested in becoming a member of the Kreamer Sportsman’s Club the fee is $40.00 and then $30.00 after that.  That permits you to use the year-round indoor .22 pistol range and the outside range. 

If you are interested in becoming a member of the SUNACRW, the cost is $5.00 which includes membership in the local, state, and national councils.

Scott Rasmussen named Luncheon Speaker at 2013 PA Leadership Conference

PLC 2013

February 27, 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

CONTACT:      Lowman Henry

(717) 671-0776

lhenry@lincolninstitute.org

 

Scott Rasmussen named Luncheon Speaker at

2013 PA Leadership Conference

(Harrisburg, PA) – Scott Rasmussen, political analyst and independent pollster will be the Liberty Luncheon speaker on Saturday, April 20th at the 2013 Pennsylvania Leadership Conference at the Radisson Penn Harris Convention Center in Camp Hill (Harrisburg), PA. Scott is author of the book Mad as Hell: How the Tea Party Movement is Fundamentally Remaking Our Two-Party System. He joins Steve Hayes of Fox News/The Weekly Standard, Fox News Contributor Deneen Borelli, FrackNation producer Ann McElhinney, U.S. Senator Pat Toomey, and John Gizzi of Human Events as announced speakers. span>

The Pennsylvania Leadership Conference is the premier annual gathering of conservatives each year in the Keystone State. This year’s conference will be held on April 19-20. Panel topics include session on Broadening the Conservative Coalition, Unleashing the Economic Potential of Penn’s Woods, Freedom to Work, and a State IssuesRoundtable. There will also be three workshop sessions focusing on Using Social Media, The 10th Amendment and States’ Rights and Citizen Lobbying.

 

The conference begins at 9:00 A.M. on Friday, April 19th with the social media and constitutional workshop sessions and ends at 5:00 P.M. on Saturday, April 20th with the session on citizen lobbying. Speakers, interactive panel presentations, and three meal functions with featured speakers round out the schedule.

 

Registration for the two-day event is now open at www.paleadershipconference.org. Additional speakers will be announced over the coming weeks.

 

Scott Rasmussen is founder and president of Rasmussen Reports. Scott Rasmussen is a political analyst, author, public speaker, and independent public opinion pollster. The Wall Street Journal describes him as “today’s leading insurgent pollster” and “a key player in the contact sport of politics.” The Washington Post says Rasmussen is a “driving force in American politics.”

In 2012, Rasmussen became a New York Times bestselling author with his book The People’s Money.

Rasmussen provides public opinion updates three times a day for a nationally syndicated radio show anchored by WOR radio in New York and writes a weekly newspaper column distributed by Creators Syndicate. In September 2012, Rasmussen launched a nationally syndicated TV show – What America Thinks – with WCBS-TV as the New York station.

Rasmussen’s work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, the Boston Globe, Investor’s Business Daily, the Christian Science Monitor and other major publications.

He is a frequent guest on Fox News, CNBC, BBC and other major media outlets. Rasmussen also has appeared on The Colbert Report on Comedy Central. Highlighting Rasmussen Reports’ increasing pop culture presence, the firm has been mentioned on popular television shows like The West Wing, The Tonight Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Gossip Girl.

Rasmussen and his firm have developed a reputation for delivering reliable, newsworthy and actionable public opinion data. Slate.com’s Mickey Kaus declared in 2009, “If you have a choice between Rasmussen and, say, the prestigious N.Y. Times, go with Rasmussen.” The Washington Examiner’s Michael Barone calls him “one of America’s most innovative pollsters.” Pat Caddell and Doug Schoen, pollsters for Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, say that Scott has an “unchallenged record for both integrity and accuracy.”

In 2008, Rasmussen projected then-Senator Barack Obama would win the presidential election by a 52% to 46% margin. Obama won 53% to 46%. In 2004, Rasmussen was within half a percentage point of the actual vote totals earned by both President Bush and Senator Kerry.

“If it’s in the news, it’s in our polls” is more than a company slogan; it’s the way Rasmussen runs his business. Polling topics are inspired by the day’s headlines, not dictated by any client or special interest group. As the influential Washington publication The Politico puts it, Rasmussen Reports is “an organization with fast zeitgeist reflexes.”

Rasmussen speaks regularly at events around the country, translating poll numbers into meaningful analysis and commentary about current events, underlying trends and the questions that Americans are curious about.

Rasmussen has tremendous faith in the collective wisdom of the American people. That faith is displayed in his latest book, The People’s Money. In the book, Rasmussen argues that the American people are the solution to budget issues rather than the problem. He shows specific proposals supported by a majority of voters that would balance the budget, completely eliminate the federal debt and prepare the nation for the rest of the 21st century.

His earlier books include Mad as Hell: How the Tea Party Movement is Fundamentally Remaking Our Two-Party System and In Search of Self-Governance.

Rasmussen founded Rasmussen Reports, LLC in 2003 as a media company specializing in the collection, publication, and distribution of public opinion polling information. The firm’s website, RasmussenReports.com, provides daily news coverage and commentary on political, business, economic and lifestyle topics. It has become America’s most visited public opinion polling site.

Rasmussen did his first radio commercial at the age of seven and considers the opportunity to emcee the 50th birthday of his childhood idol, hockey legend Gordie Howe, the most outstanding highlight of his career. He and his father founded the cable sports network ESPN, an entrepreneurial adventure that has been recounted in numerous books.

Registration for the 2013 Pennsylvania Leadership Conference is now open at www.paleadershipconference.org.

SVC annouces Rep Daryl Metcalfe will speak at March 2013 meeting – PROTECTING OUR RIGHTS TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS

“PROTECTING OUR RIGHTS TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS”

right to bear arms

That’s the topic Daryl Metcalfe (Republican- Butler County) will be addressing when he is the speaker for the Monday, March 11 meeting of Susquehanna Valley Conservatives at 7:00PM in the Baylor East Conference Room of the Best Western Country Cupboard Inn, Lewisburg. Recognized by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette as the Pennsylvania General Assembly’s “No. 1 Conservative”, State Representative Daryl Metcalfe is serving his eighth term in office. He serves as the Republican Majority Chairman of the Pennsylvania House State Government Committee.

On January 23, 2013, Rep. Metcalfe announced his legislation that would make any new federal gun control laws unenforceable within the Commonwealth. “Passage of my legislation will send a message that there will never be additional gun control, anywhere in Pennsylvania,” said Metcalfe. “Whether by White House executive orders, congressional fiat, or judicial activism, we will never allow the left to benefit from the wicked acts of murderers in order to advance their senseless gun-grabbing agenda which would only succeed in replacing one of our most sacred personal liberties with the chains of government tyranny.”

The meeting is free and the public is encouraged to attend.

2013 PA Leadership Conference Panels Announced

PLC 2013

February 20, 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:      Lowman Henry

(717) 671-0776

lhenry@lincolninstitute.org

2013 PA Leadership Conference Panels Announced

 

(Harrisburg, PA) – Under the theme Building the Conservative Movement, the 2013 Pennsylvania Leadership Conference will feature four interactive panel presentations including Broadening the Conservative Coalition; Unleashing the Economic Power of Penn’s Woods; Freedom to Work; and a State Issues Roundtable.

The Pennsylvania Leadership Conference is the premier annual gathering of conservatives each year in the Keystone State. This year’s conference will be held on April 19-20th at the Radisson Penn Harris Convention Center in Camp Hill (Harrisburg), PA.   Announced speakers to date include: Steve Hayes of Fox News/The Weekly Standard, Fox News Contributor Deneen Borelli, FrackNation producer Ann McElhinney, U.S. Senator Pat Toomey, and John Gizzi of Human Events. In addition to the featured speakers, three workshop sessions focusing on Using Social Media, The 10th Amendment and States’ Rights and Citizen Lobbying have been announced.

On Friday, April 19th the first panel entitled Broadening the Conservative Coalition will be chaired by Colin Hanna of Let Freedom Ring, USA. Panelists include Ana Puig of FreedomWorks, Michael Geer from the Pennsylvania Family Institute, State Representative Eli Evankovich, and Tom Borelli of FreedomWorks.

The second Friday panel, entitled Unleashing the Economic Potential of Penn’s Woods will be chaired by Kevin Shivers from the PA Chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business. Joining Kevin on the panel will be State Senator Kim Ward, State Representative Brian Ellis, Lori Joint from the Manufacturer and Business Association, Charlie Gerow of Quantum Communications, and Philip English from Arent, Fox.

The Keynote Panel, Freedom to Work, will present on Saturday, April 20th focusing on Right to Work and other union power issues. The panel will be chaired by Jennifer Stefano of Americans for Prosperity/PA. Panelists include Rob Reeves of the E. Allen Reeves Company, Matthew Brouillette from the Commonwealth Foundation, Heidi Adsett from Stop Teacher Strikes, Leo Kepper from the Citizens Alliance of Pennsylvania, and State Representative Bryan Cutler.

A State Issues Roundtable will be moderated by David Madera of 94.3FM The Talker. Panelists to date include State Representative Daryl Metcalfe discussing our Second Amendment Rights and State Representative Stephen Bloom on eliminating death taxes.

Registration for the 2013 Pennsylvania Leadership Conference is now open at www.paleadershipconference.org.

John Gizzi of Human Events to Speak at 2013 PA Leadership Conference

PLC 2013

February 13, 2013

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

CONTACT:      Lowman Henry

(717) 671-0776

lhenry@lincolninstitute.org

 

John Gizzi of Human Events to Speak at

2013 PA Leadership Conference

           (Harrisburg, PA) – John Gizzi, Political Editor and White House correspondent for the national conservative newsweekly Human Events, will be the Freedom Breakfast speaker at the 2013 Pennsylvania Leadership Conference on Saturday, April 20th at the Radisson Penn Harris Convention Center in Camp Hill (Harrisburg), PA. He joins Steve Hayes of Fox News/The Weekly Standard; Fox News Contributor Deneen Borelli; FrackNation producer Ann McElhinney, and U.S. Senator Pat Toomey as announced speakers.

A perennially favorite speaker at the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference, John Gizzi has come to be known as “the man who knows everyone in Washington” and, indeed, many of those who hold elected positions and in party leadership roles throughout the United States. With his daily access to the White House as a correspondent, Mr. Gizzi offers readers the inside scoop on what’s going on in the nation’s capital. He is the author of a number of popular Human Events features, such as “Gizzi on Politics” and spotlights of key political races around the country. Gizzi also is the host of “Gizzi’s America,” video interviews that appear on HumanEvents.com.

The Pennsylvania Leadership Conference is the premier annual gathering of conservatives each year in the Keystone State. This year’s conference will be held on April 19-20.   In addition to the featured speakers, three workshop sessions focusing on Using Social Media, The 10th Amendment and States’ Rights and Citizen Lobbying have been announced.

 

The conference begins at 9:00 A.M. on Friday, April 19th with the social media and constitutional workshop sessions and ends at 5:00 P.M. on Saturday, April 20th with the session on citizen lobbying. Speakers, interactive panel presentations, and three meal functions with featured speakers round out the schedule.

 

Registration for the two-day event is now open at www.paleadershipconference.org. Additional speakers and panel topics will be announced over the coming weeks.

 

John Gizzi got his start at Human Events in 1979 after graduating from Fairfield University in Connecticut and then working for the Travis County (Tex.) Tax Assessor. He has appeared on hundreds of radio and TV shows, including Fox News Channel, C-SPAN, America’s Voice, The Jim Bohannon Show, Fox 5, WUSA 9, America’s Radio News Network and is also a frequent contributor to the BBC — and has appeared on France24 TV and German Radio.

He is a past president of the Georgetown Kiwanis Club, past member of the St. Matthew’s Cathedral’s Parish Council, and secretary of the West End Friends of the Library. He is a recipient of the William A. Rusher Award for Journalistic Excellence and was named Journalist of the Year by the Conservative Political Action Conference in 2002.

John Gizzi is also a credentialed correspondent at the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. He has questioned two IMF managing directors, Dominique Strauss-Kahn and Christine LaGarde, and has become friends with international correspondents worldwide.

Registration for the 2013 Pennsylvania Leadership Conferenceis now open at www.paleadershipconference.org.

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Tea Party Sites that have been vetted as real

tea party patriotsPatriots, it has come to our attend that many websites and facebook sites have not been true to their principles. Listed below are sites that we recommend for tea party activists.

From a Fellow Patriot that was kind enough to put this together.

I spoke with someone recently regarding web sites/groups and subscriptions to information/news feeds. This is a listing of many such which may be of use to folks.

The number of emails can get overwhelming at times, so check out the sites and see what suits your need. I recommend, though to be sure to subscribe to at least #1 Tea Party Patriots and #2 Americans for Prosperity.

Groups/web sites for keeping up on issues, events, etc.

1. Tea Party Patriots (National) http://www.teapartypatriots.org
Dot’s note ► From this site, you can get to state and local group sites. Basically, this is our “Home page” for information on the national level. Great site to keep up with issues within the “realm” of the Tea Party’s core values: Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets and constitutionally limited Government. They have many citizen journalists who contribute. Also, information on events, etc.

From the site:
ABOUT TEA PARTY PATRIOTS
The Tea Party movement spontaneously formed in 2009 from the reaction of the American people to fiscally irresponsible actions of the federal government, misguided “stimulus” spending, bailouts and takeovers of private industry. Within the first few weeks of the movement, Tea Party Patriots formed to support the millions of Americans seeking to improve our great nation through renewed support for fiscal responsibility, constitutionally limited government, and free market economic policies.

Tea Party Patriots is a national grassroots organization that exists to serve and support the thousands of local organizations and millions of grassroots Patriots throughout our nation. We provide logistical, educational, networking and other support to thousands of community-based tea party groups around the country. Tea Party Patriots state and national coordinators serve your local grassroots groups, support you with the tools and technology you need to address your local issues, listen to your voices, gather your ideas, and together help shape the overall direction of our national movement. Working in a truly grassroots fashion, we have already changed the political landscape of America.
TEA PARTY PATRIOTS IS 100% GRASSROOTS, 100% OF THE TIME.
Tea Party Patriots is made up of, and funded by, millions of regular Americans just like you, who believe there is a better way forward for America. We are a non-profit 501(c)(4) organization that does not support any political party nor do we endorse candidates. If you support fiscal responsibility, constitutionally limited government, and free market economic policies, we encourage you to sign up for Tea Party Patriots today.

2. Americans for Prosperity (AFP) http://americansforprosperity.org/
Dot’s note ► Great organization, super info. they sponsor/organize many events in the area and DC. Jennifer Stefano is the PA State Director. You’ve most likely seen her on Fox News Channel.
From the web site: OUR MISSIONS
Americans for Prosperity (AFP) is committed to educating citizens about economic policy and mobilizing those citizens as advocates in the public policy process. AFP is an organization of grassroots leaders who engage citizens in the name of limited government and free markets on the local, state, and federal levels. AFP grassroots activists advocate for public policies that champion the principles of entrepreneurship and fiscal and regulatory restraint. To that end, AFP supports:
Cutting taxes and government spending in order to halt the encroachment of government in the economic lives of citizens by fighting proposed tax increases and pointing out evidence of waste, fraud, and abuse.
Removing unnecessary barriers to entrepreneurship and opportunity by sparking citizen involvement early in the regulatory process in order to reduce red tape.
Restoring fairness to our judicial system.
WHO WE ARE
The heart and soul of AFP is our citizen activists. They organize events, write letters to the editor, and petition their lawmakers to uphold freedom and prosperity. Americans for Prosperity has more than 1,800,000 activists in all 50 states and 34 state chapters and affiliates. More than 90,000 Americans in all 50 states have made a financial contribution to AFP or our sister organization, AFP Foundation.
WHAT WE DO
AFP’s network of organized and influential citizen leaders in a growing number of states throughout the country is working to change the nation one state at a time.
AFP mobilizes citizens to effectively make their voices heard in public policy issue campaigns.
AFP educates citizens about where their elected officials stand on our issues.
AFP combines “best-in-class” capabilities built once at the national level with local knowledge from our state staff and on-the-ground grassroots to create economies of scale that win.
AFP leverages our comparative advantages with those of other groups by building coalitions of local, state, and national grassroots organizations fighting for a common cause.

3. Freedom Connecter http://connect.freedomworks.org/
Dot’s note ► A great site to connect with others. Register, then browse for folks who are near your residence or elsewhere who share your views. I have connections in CA, NY, NC, AL, TX, MO and FL.

4. FreedomWorks for America (FWFA) https://www.freedomworksforamerica.org/
From the web site:
FreedomWorks for America (FWFA) is focused on spearheading bottom-up grassroots campaigns on behalf of candidates who will promote economic freedom. Unlike other PACs and organizations, FreedomWorks for America will aggressively support candidates who will defend freedom, even in political primaries against establishment or incumbent Republicans. And instead of spending funds on traditional methods like TV and radio advertisements, our financial resources will primarily be spent mobilizing our over a million-strong volunteer base to promote candidates who are champions of freedom. We are the only group with the grassroots base and the campaign expertise to make a real impact on the ground in races across the country.
WHAT WE DO
FreedomWorks for America utilizes its over a million-strong grassroots volunteer base to elect candidates who fight for lower taxes, less government, and more freedom.
WHY WE DO IT
FreedomWorks for America believes individual liberty and the freedom to compete increases consumer choices and provides individuals with the greatest control over what they own and earn. FreedomWorks for America aims to elect real champions of freedom who will stand up for these principles in the face of Washington establishment pressure, and who will be standard bearers for the grassroots to rally behind.
HOW WE DO IT
FreedomWorks for America’s aggressive, real-time campaigns activate a growing and permanent volunteer grassroots army to show up and demand that our elected officials stand up for freedom. Our decentralized approach means that we have the capability to directly impact elections across the country through citizen action on the local level.

5. Constitutional Organization of Liberty (COOL) http://reclaimliberty.com/
Dot’s note ► Great educational offerings. Sign up for email.
Ruth & I bumped into each other at one of these events:
From the web site:
Liberty Breakfast
The Liberty Breakfast is a new presentation format that allows participants to enjoy a casual meal with other like-minded individuals, and then engage in an interactive review and discussion of a specific topic related to the Constitution, the Founding Fathers or relevant historic documents.
The Liberty Breakfast is held on a rotating basis across Pennsylvania, and topics and instructors may vary from location to location. Participants are responsible for the cost of their meal. (Duration: 2-3 HR)
A Project Of The Alexander Hamilton Institute For Constitutional Studies
Education is the critical service that COOL provides to participants in order to develop a more well rounded understanding of the documents critical to the founding of this nation. Currently, COOL offers a variety of different fee-based courses and is constantly seeking out new material for presentation.
Mark Thomas, Chairman, P.O. Box 822, Lebanon, PA 17042
reclaimliberty@verizon.net
1-717-228-7524

6. The Blaze http://www.theblaze.com/
Dot’s note ► Glenn Beck’s media corporation. This is news site. They send reporters out and get some good videos. Sign up for emails.
From the web site:
The Blaze is a news, information and opinion site brought to you by a dedicated team of writers, journalists & video producers.
Our goal is to post, report and analyze stories of interest on a wide range of topics from politics and culture to faith and family.
Email: contact@theblaze.com

7. PJTV http://www.pjtv.com/
Dot’s note ► Some really good interviews
From the web site:
About PJTV
PJTV launched at the 2008 Republican National Convention, where it was the first online news organization accorded a full television booth along with the old media networks.
Since then it has evolved into the premier center-right online news and commentary television network, broadcasting over the Internet from its headquarters in Los Angeles, CA. PJTV studios are also located in Washington, DC, New York City, Knoxville, TN & Denver, CO.
Besides covering the political and economic issues of the day, PJTV has been covering the Tea Party movement from its inception. PJTV viewers have found a new voice in the media via opinion commentators like Glenn Reynolds, Bill Whittle, Tony Katz, Allen Barton, Joe Hicks, Andrew Klavan, Alfonzo Rachel, Al Sonja Schmidt, Stephen Kruiser, Scott Ott, Stephen Green and others. PJTV is under the direction of PJ Media CEO Roger L. Simon.

8. The Heritage Foundation http://www.heritage.org/
Dot’s note ► Great resource for information on and analysis of issues.
From the web site:
Founded in 1973, The Heritage Foundation is a research and educational institution—a think tank—whose mission is to formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense.

9. Glenn Beck http://www.glennbeck.com/
Dot’s note ► Audio of radio shows and commentary. Other programs require a paid subscription.

10. National Center for Policy Analysis http://www.ncpa.org/
From the web site:
Daily Policy Digest – NCPA’s Daily Policy Digest brings you the most wide-ranging public policy findings five times a week at no charge.
12770 Coit Road, Suite 800
Dallas, TX 75251-1339
1-972.386.6272

11. PoliticsPA www.politicspa.com
From the web site:
Online political community features news briefs, editorials, and links to sites of interest to Pennsylvania voters.
900 19th Street NW, 8th Floor
Washington, DC 20006

12. PAIndependent http://paindependent.com/
Dot’s note ► great news of PA
From the web site:
Pennsylvania Independent is a public interest journalism project dedicated to promoting open, transparent, and accountable state government by reporting on the activities of agencies, bureaucracies, and politicians in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
225 State Street, Suite 300
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Phone 717.350.0963

13. 912 Patriots of Lower Bucks http://patriotsoflowerbucks.com/
Dot’s note ► MUCHO information from multiple sources!
From the web site:
Your Daily Updates ALL in ONE Place
PO Box 2122
Warminster, PA 18974
215-274-5415

14. Rasmussen Reports http://www.rasmussenreports.com/
Dot’s note ► also commentary regarding what’s in the news.
From the web site:
“If it’s in the News, it’s in our Polls. Public opinion polling since 2003”. 625 Cookman Avenue
Asbury Park, NJ 07712

15. Town Hall http://townhall.com/ http://townhall.com/columnists/
Dot’s note ► you’ll recognize many of these conservative columnists. Sign up for Town Hall daily and you get, again, MUCHO commentary.
From the web site:
Townhall is the top source for conservative news, political cartoons, breaking news, election news and commentary on politics and the media culture.
Townhall Spotlight
1901 N. Moore St – Suite 701
Arlington, VA 22209

16. Tea Party Nation http://www.teapartynation.com/
Dot’s note ► Great discussions on numerous issues.
From the web site:
A HOME FOR CONSERVATIVES!!!
Tea Party Nation is a user-driven group of like-minded people who desire our God-given individual freedoms written out by the Founding Fathers. We believe in Limited Government, Free Speech, the 2nd Amendment, our Military, Secure Borders and our Country.
Judson Phillips

17. Daily Caller http://dailycaller.com/ http://dailycaller.com/wp-login.php?action=register
Dot’s note ► Several editions including: The DC Morning and The DC Links.
From the web site:
Daily Caller is a news and opinion website based in Washington, D.C., United States, with a focus on politics, original reporting and breaking news, founded by journalist and political pundit Tucker Carlson and politician Neil Patel.

18. Cowboybyte http://cowboybyte.com/
Dot’s note ► Cowboybyte has a BITE to it as well. Most entries link to original information/articles. I really like it!
From the web site:
Ronald Reagan… John Wayne… Charlton Heston… These men were rugged individualists, conservatives, and patriotic Americans – the very qualities that make up a true Cowboy. CowboyByte.com is dedicated to bringing the cowboy out in all of us.
While the mainstream media is lying to you and covering up the truth, CowboyByte.com will inspire and inform you. At CowboyByte.com, you’ll be the first to know about any threats to our Constitutional right to bear arms. We’ll tell you about the effects of bills introduced and passed regarding our air, water, and food supply. You have the right to know how your government is affecting you and our family. That’s why CowboyByte.com will be there to tell you what is really going on behind the scenes.

19. Conservative Daily http://conservative-daily.com/
Dot’s note ► Good articles and links. A big part is their “action alerts”. They also charge for sending faxes to Congress.
From the web site:
Conservatives Daily Alerts

20. Conservative Daily News – (different than the one above) www.conservativedailynews.com/
From the web site:
“News for the People, By the People” – CITIZEN JOURNALISTS.
Rich Mitchell – Managing Editor
Conservative Daily News
PO Box 42
Bahama,
North Carolina 27503

21. Freedom Outpost http://freedomoutpost.com/
Dot’s note ► Good variety of articles and videos.

22. Atlas Shrugs http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/
Dot’s note ► Pamela Geller pulls no punches on this site. Some somewhat incendiary articles. Pam was a speaker in DC at the Independence Hall Tea Party Association Independence Day event

The group who was having a statewide tour selling the Agenda 21 “Smart Towns” concept…
http://www.strongtowns.org/

On our side of the Agenda 21 issue..
John Anthony – Sustainable FREEDOM Lab, L.L.C.
http://sustainablefreedomlab.org/

For ACTION in Pennsylvania….
Americans for Prosperity – Pennsylvania
http://americansforprosperity.org/pennsylvania/

The Pennsylvania version of the Drudge Report…

http://keystonereport.com/

Go around the Main Stream Media…
https://twitter.com/

Lisa Nancollas, lnancollas@aol.com
Mifflin County Tea Party Patriots, Coordinator

Tea Party Patriots PA State Coordinator

www.teapartypatriots.org

Internal GOP clash pits tea party conservatives against Karl Rove

Internal GOP clash pits tea party conservatives against Karl Rove

By Nia-Malika Henderson, Published: February 11

The internal conflicts that have roiled the Republican Party since its dismal showing in November appear to be deepening as conservative activists and tea party officials have begun to loudly resist an establishment effort to blame them for the GOP’s 2012 troubles.

The nation’s largest tea party organization is launching a new federal political action committee, Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund, aimed at challenging GOP incumbents and other establishment candidates to adopt more conservative positions.

“If we are going to change Washington and save America, the tea party movement must hold every politician who supports higher taxes and even higher spending accountable — regardless of their political party. If that means we have to defeat some of these big-government politicians in primaries, so be it,” said Jenny Beth Martin, national coordinator of Tea Party Patriots, in a statement released Friday.

The move appeared to be a direct response to an effort by veteran strategist Karl Rove and other GOP establishment figures to wrest control of the Republican Party from candidates and activists whom they view as unelectable and harmful to the party’s future.

After spending more than $300 million in what was widely regarded a losing effort in the 2012 elections, Rove and his fundraising allies have launched the Conservative Victory Project to help fight primary battles, especially for the Senate, against candidates they think will hurt the party’s chances in the 2014 midterms.

Many Republicans think that the party blew a chance to take control of the Senate in 2012, when they needed to win four Democratic-held seats, by offering candidates who were too flawed to win.

They point to Missouri and Indiana, where Todd Akin and Richard Mourdock, respectively, lost what had been scored early on as winnable races for the GOP. In both cases, the party’s chances dimmed after the candidates made controversial comments about rape and abortion. Frustrated by those outcomes, Rove and his group will seek more control in the primary process through ad buys and the vetting of candidates.

“We have been the largest backer of very conservative candidates and tea party candidates in general elections, and in most cases, we’ve been pleased with the results,” said Steven J. Law, president of the super PAC American Crossroads, who will direct the Conservative Victory Project’s efforts. “But in a few instances, we realized that the candidate-vetting before the primary was slim to none. And the problems that the candidate had, made it impossible to win even when we had an excellent shot at winning the seat.”

But the conservatives who are the target of the effort say that Rove and the establishment hardly fared better than the tea party last year. They pointed out that American Crossroads supported no winning candidates and had a 1.29 percent success rate and that a number of well-funded establishment candidates, such as George Allen (Va.) and Tommy Thompson (Wis.), lost Senate races.

“Karl Rove is trying to rebrand himself so people will forget all the losses in 2012,” said Martin, the Tea Party Patriots official. “But he sounds like big-daddy government: ‘I know what’s best, you need to listen to us and do what we say.’ It is the antithesis of what the GOP stands for. Primary voters want to pick their candidates.”

In addition to raising money, the tea party activists are also seeking to paint Rove, who was President George W. Bush’s political director, as a creature of Washington.

These internal clashes come as the GOP is struggling to figure out ways to broaden its appeal to voters.

But the animus toward Rove, who declined an interview request, runs deeper than the current fight suggests.

In 2002, Rove mounted a similar effort to boost candidates in dozens of GOP primary races, including Senate races in Georgia, North Carolina, Minnesota and South Dakota, leading local Republicans to protest the attempts to control races.

Already, Rove’s group is eyeing the Senate race in Iowa and have singled out Rep. Steve King as possibly too conservative to win a statewide race.

Law said that American Crossroads has been a strong backer of very conservative and tea party candidates in the past, including King, who got $400,000 for his House race from the super PAC.

“Our goal is not to pick a fight,” Law said. “It’s to pick the best candidates.”

Rove, who appeared on Fox News on Thursday night to respond to the criticism, said that donors expect better candidates and better results.

“The question is not tea party or not,” he said, noting that American Crossroads spent $55 million on behalf of tea party candidates. “It’s a question of whether they are a bad candidate or not.”

Law says that the Conservative Victory Project’s first priorities are the Democratic-controlled seats in states that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney carried by a large margin.

But some more-conservative candidates are already feeling picked on.

King, who has yet to decide whether he will run, pushed back against Law’s comments in a letter to his supporters and appealed for donations.

“I’m no stranger to outlandish attacks like this. They said I couldn’t win in 2012 — the entire political machine was against me — but I soundly defeated my opponent by 8 percentage points,” he wrote. “So let me be clear. Nobody can bully me out of running for the U.S. Senate, not even Karl Rove and his hefty war chest.”

Conservatives think that the Rove effort could have the effect of rallying and unifying the tea party movement.

“They are creating the dynamic they hope to avoid and creating a self-fulfilling prophecy,” said Steve Deace, a conservative Iowa radio host. “I know conservatives who know and like Steve King, and they doubt he could win a statewide election. That’s what they said two weeks ago. But now they say, ‘Screw Rove, he’s got to run.’

“We are at a point now where you are almost better off in a Republican Party being endorsed by Barack Obama than Karl Rove. He is the reverse Midas.”

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Lisa Nancollas, lnancollas@aol.com
Mifflin County Tea Party Patriots, Coordinator

Tea Party Patriots PA State Coordinator

www.teapartypatriots.org