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RTP Monthly Meeting Recap – September 2014
On Thursday night (9/25/2014), RTP held its monthly meeting for September, and it was great to see everyone in our new meeting location! We heard that there were a few that found it hard to find the location, so we’ll be sure to share more specific information so that you can find us for our N...
Federation Summit Meeting 9-13-2014
We held our quarterly summit meeting today at the Crowne Plaze Hotel in downtown Richmond, with leadership from all across the state coming together to share information and develop strategies. We had an AMAZING turn-out today, with over 100 attendees. Key topics today included "team Building" with Mark Herr from the Center For Self-Governance and a panel discussion on privacy issues with prior attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, ACLU Virginia Director of Public Policy and Communications Frank Knapp, and CoLA Committee [...]
Why St. Louis Tea Party Went to Ferguson To Shop
Actions speaks louder than words….that’s the message that the St. Louis Tea Party wanted to communicate to the businesses (and families) of Ferguson Missouri, where riots following a police shooting had rocked that town. Tea Parties show their strength and can share their message more su...
DOJ To Give Money From Bank Of America Settlement To Liberal Activist Groups
As a conservative activist, sometimes its very depressing and disheartening to see the volume of funding against which we are fighting. Relying solely on donations and self-funding by our coordinator team, we’re always one wrong step away from being in perilous financial hardship (more so than...
Mike Huckabee Cannot Be Trusted
I know that lots of tea party folks like Governor Mike Huckabee, but he’s actually not so great of a politician… his record as governor has some serious problems. I’ve always seen him (in my opinion) as a shyster…a used car salesman-type (no offense to ETHICAL used car salesm...
Ben Chafin Wins; Republicans Gain Full Control of VA Senate
In the special election tonight in VA’s 38th Senate district, republican Ben Chafin wins the special election with 60% of the vote. This gives republicans total control of the Senate with a count of 21, or +1 more than 50% of the Senate seats. Details from WDBJ7: http://www.wdbj7.com/news/loca...
Chesterfield Monthly Profiles Richmond-Area Activism
In the latest copy of the Chesterfield Monthly magazine (print and online), there was a multi-page spread discussing the Dave Brat win over Eric Cantor and the general activist-machine across the Richmond area. Also covers items like the Chesterfield comprehensive plan and the meals tax. A good read, but with a leftward slant here-and-there. Whether recent history is a precursor of things to come – or the conservative message falls on deaf ears in coming elections – is anyone’s guess. [...]
We’re moving to MailChimp!
What is MailChimp? Well, its a newsletter service that enjoys high levels of popularity and offers many integration and service features. If you’re currently (or previously) subscribed to our newsletters, you’ve been exposed to Constant Contact, which is our existing newsletter service. ...
A Letter to Virginia Republicans
GOP State Central Committee member and tea party leader Travis Witt penned some very frank comments regarding some of the shenanigans underway across the state. Read it all below: Where is the condemnation? As a member of the Republican Party of Virginia’s State Central Committee, l am learning that some Republicans resemble chameleons. The Republican Creed of Virginia is ignored. The carrot of power is sought as principle replaces pragmatism. Honesty is not their best policy. Giving or raising money [...]