Thursday, June 6, 2024

Derrick Anderson for Congres

You're Invited!

Join former Special Forces Green Beret Derrick Anderson for the 5th meet and greet on his Homegrown Tour! It's this Friday June, 7th at the home of Danny and Diana Garber in Prince William County at 7:00 PM. Hear about Derrick's roots in the 7th Congressional District, his time in the military, and his conservative vision for the future of our great country. Sign up below!


Early voting is open - please go vote ASAP if you haven't already!

Jason Miyares: BREAKING: HUGE news on the EV mandate

Team Parkinson: America First US Senate Candidate Scott Parkinson Releases Television Ad

(Arlington, VA) Today, Scott Parkinson released his first television ad. The ad talks about Virginia's need to retire corrupt, career politician Tim Kaine and elect America First conservative Scott Parkinson to the US Senate.

 

Watch full ad HERE

 

Scott Parkinson released the following statement:


"In Virginia and across America, we have run away inflation and a border crisis like we've never seen in our nation's history. Like Joe Biden, Tim Kaine continues to ignore the illegal alien invasion, Bidenflation, and the indoctrination of children. Virginia deserves a US Senator that will put Virginia and America first. In Washington, I will support our law enforcement, secure our southern border and deport illegal aliens. Unlike Tim Kaine, I'm not a career politician. I will put the needs of Virginia first to protect the middle class, secure our border, and fight to preserve our country for future generations."

Flint Engleman: Flint is Back! Preview of AFP Summer Programming for Charlottesville, Staunton and Harrisonburg

Yes, your freedom focused AFP Director, Flint Engleman, is back from medical leave.  And, ready to reignite the freedom movement for the Skyline Region of Americans for Prosperity! 

 

I'm excited to get the ball moving this summer with great events coming up in Charlottesville, Harrisonburg and Staunton/Waynesboro/Augusta.  Our events will focus on the election and sound public policy.  You'll hear our free market, policy solutions for:  economic prosperity, school choice, energy and heath care reforms.

 

All of our regional events welcome all freedom loving Americans to attend!

 

Here's a look at what's coming up this summer for AFP Skyline Region:

 

  • Expose Bidenomics Event:  Be there as we raise awareness of the negative impact of Biden's economic policy.  Because Bidenomics is bad for the American economy.  And, hear our policy remedy to spur the American economy. 
  • Prosperity is Possible Tour Event:  A great, fun event focused on economic freedom for America.  See the AFP Prosperity is Possible bus as it tours across America.  And, enjoy our speakers and a fun summer treat too! 
  • 8th Annual Barbecue for Freedom:  Our favorite grassroots event of the year.  A great time with activists from throughout the Skyline Region.  Enjoy Mission BBQ and more! 
  • AFP Night at the Movies:  Join Flint at a local theater in August to view the premiere of the much anticipated movie: "Reagan".  Enjoy complimentary tickets courtesy of AFP Virginia.

 

All dates and locations will be announced soon via email.

 

Looking forward to sparking the freedom movement again here in the Skyline Region.  And, advancing freedom and liberty for Virginia and America!

Saturday, June 1, 2024

Charlotte Hays, Independent Women's Forum: Champion Women Profiles | Darcy Olsen

Independent Women's Forum is delighted to announce that Darcy Olsen, founder and CEO of the Center for the Rights of Abused Children, is the latest entry in our popular series of Champion Women profiles.

We first profiled Darcy in 2013 when she was head of the Goldwater Institute. But we wanted to highlight her work at the Center for the Rights of Abused Children. It all started when Darcy felt called to provide foster care for a child. She imagined a teenager. But the social worker begged her to consider an infant. "We have newborns sleeping in social service offices. If you could open a crib, we'd appreciate it," Olsen was informed.

As a result, Olsen went home with a tiny baby, who had been born severely drug-exposed, snuggled in her arms. This baby was the first of four children Olsen adopted and six others she has fostered. In the course of court appointments, Olsen realized that everybody in the courtroom, except the most vulnerable person there, the child whose fate usually was being decided, was represented by legal counsel.

"I couldn't believe that children who had been through the worst were the ones without legal representation," Olsen continues. "I could not imagine how that child could go into a courtroom in a case where their lives were on the line, where their lives hung in the balance of these decisions, and they did not have an attorney to represent or put their rights before the judge."

The Center set about to remedy this. It helped pass a law in Arizona that permits children have a lawyer, and its pro bono clinic represents children who might otherwise be lost in the system. The Center's ultimate goal, to the maximum extent possible, is that children end up in safe and loving homes. The Center also advocates for legal changes, including mandatory reporting of children who go missing from foster care. Darcy estimates that child trafficking could be virtually eliminated with better reporting.

Darcy Olsen is an amazing person. We know you will be impressed by Darcy and the work of the Center.

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Congressman Good Update: Tyler Wenrich is Home

Tyler Wenrich is Home 

After 37 days in Turks and Caicos, including two weeks behind bars, Tyler Wenrich is finally back in Virginia and reunited with his family.

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It was my honor to greet Tyler at the airport. Welcome home!

Read more about Tyler's return here.

 Tyler had been detained in Turks and Caicos since April 23 for two stray rounds of ammunition that had fallen into the liner of his backpack. On Tuesday, he received a sentence of a $9,000 fine and time served for the charges against him, and was finally able to be re-united with his family, friends, and the community he serves.

This is the result we were seeking on my trip to Turks and Caicos two weeks ago with congressional colleagues. We met with government officials to advocate for the release of all the American detainees who were facing a 12-year prison sentences for accidental and non-threatening offenses.

We are thankful to all who worked and prayed on Tyler's behalf.

Miscarriage of "Justice" in New York City

The egregious verdict in the New York trial of President Trump represents the most prominent miscarriage of "justice" in modern American history. This corrupt sham of a NYC judicial system demonstrates the extreme danger of placing individuals in power who will abuse that power to accomplish a political objective.

This is election interference at the highest and most dangerous level, and points directly to unlawful and unconstitutional collusion by Joe Biden and Merrick Garland. This obscene verdict will certainly be overturned on appeal, and that must happen expeditiously.


Constitutional Nobody: The Evening Wrap-Up from USSA News

Verdicts Don't Have To Be "Respected" In a Free Country

Only in totalitarian countries do you have to "respect" verdicts. In response to a Democrat prosecutor, a Democrat activist and a Democrat jury finding former President Trump guilty of a crime that doesn't exist based on crimes that they couldn't define (even right down to the jury finding), Joe Biden and the rest of the party has offered up two …

CAPT Hung Cao for U.S. Senate: My NEW Rating from 2A Advocates!



From the Desk of First Lady Suzanne S. Youngkin

Recognizing National Fentanyl Awareness Day in Virginia


Pictured: Governor Glenn Youngkin and First Lady Suzanne S. Youngkin on Fentanyl Awareness Day, May 7th, 2024.

In honor of National and Virginia Fentanyl Awareness Day, the First Lady started the day in Roanoke at a ribbon cutting for Four Truths Recovery -- a new recovery home for those striving to overcome addiction. She then joined the Governor in Richmond to welcome high school, collegiate, travel and recreational coaches and athletic trainers to discuss the impact of fentanyl in the Commonwealth. The First Lady called for a moment of silence in honor of the hundreds of thousands of lives lost to fentanyl poisoning and overdose. Further stressing risks of fentanyl and drug use, participating in REVIVE! training, and hearing from Virginia families who have been struck by loss, the Governor, First Lady and attendees committed to disseminating resources and talking to youth athletes


Please join the team at: itonlytakesoneva.com 


Pictured: First Lady Suzanne S. Youngkin and Christine Wright at Four Truths Recovery in Roanoke, Virginia.


Pictured: First Lady Suzanne S. Youngkin and VDH team members Roanoke, Virginia.

WATCH: Fentanyl Awareness Day - Richmond

Spirit of Virginia Award Recognizes Youth Wellbeing Nonprofit


Pictured: First Lady and Governor Youngkin with Coach Joe Gibbs and Dr. Jones.


Pictured: Fife and drums at the Burgundy and Gold banquet.

Governor and First Lady Yougkin presented a Spirit of Virginia Award to Coach Gibbs' Youth For Tomorrow (YFT) nonprofit at the annual Burgundy and Gold Banquet. Alongside past and present Washington Commander players and other dignitaries, the First Lady and Governor bestowed the honor in front of Coach Gibbs' friends, family and supporting guests. YFT offers residential, outpatient, medical and educational services to children and families in need throughout Virginia.


Pictured: First Lady and Governor Youngkin with Youth For Tomorrow board members.

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Visiting the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System


Pictured: First Lady with Dr. Rahul Gupta at the VCU Medical Center.


Pictured: First Lady with nurses and staff at the VCU Medical Center

The First Lady joined the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, Dr. Rahul Gupta, at VCU Health to learn more about emergency services as well as cutting-edge research and treatment of opioid addiction in the Commonwealth. 

Making Resources Accessible to Disabled and Non-English Speaking Virginians


Pictured: The First Lady with health and human resources leadership.

In an effort to further Secretariat of Health and Human Resources' language and disability access projects, the First Lady participated in a working session to drive innovation. Multiple agencies and stakeholders across the Commonwealth, are striving to make Virginia's health services more readily available for those with disabilities and language barriers.

Ending the Scourge of Fentanyl in Virginia


Pictured: The First Lady participates in a bill signing ceremony at Abingdon High School.


Pictured: The First Lady with students at Abingdon High School.

Championing her It Only Takes One fentanyl awareness initiative, the First Lady came alongside Governor Youngkin to celebrate the signing of critical legislation strengthening Virginia's treatment and prevention efforts for substance use disorder and overdose. As fentanyl continues to ravage communities and disrupt the lives of young people, The First Lady encourages all parents, caretakers and trusted adults to have a conversation with a young person about the dangers of fentanyl.


Learn more and take the pledge to 'Say it Before Summer' at itonlytakesoneva.com. 

Gary Bauer - AVA: End of Day - 5-31-24 - What Now

What Now
 
The neo-Marxist left has just pushed America to the edge of an abyss. Can we keep the constitutional Republic that our Founding Fathers gave us? Or will we become just another banana republic? The fate of our nation is in your hands.

You may be sick of hearing, "This is the most important election in my lifetime." Well, that's not an exaggeration anymore.

THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ELECTION IN OUR LIFETIME!
 
The left is so desperate to maintain power that it has perverted the rule of law in order to rule. They have lost faith in democracy and won't accept losing again. So, they have resorted to throwing their political opponents in jail on trumped-up charges – just like they do in communist China, Cuba, and North Korea.

For all the left's talk about Donald Trump wanting to be a dictator, Joe Biden and his leftist allies are the ones acting like dictators!

We have one last chance to make sure this isn't our last election!

With that in mind, here are a few thoughts about where we are and what comes next.



Number One

If you haven't been praying for Donald Trump and his family, do so now. To see what this man has been put through and what he continues to endure because he insists on speaking for Middle America is disgusting and outrageous.

I can't think of another political figure on our side who by now would not have collapsed, surrendered, or walked away from it all. The odds of finding another fighter like Donald Trump are long indeed.

And yet this morning, I listened to one of his attorneys say that Trump is resolute and strong. He said that the legal team was crestfallen, but Trump looked at them and said, "I'm all right. It's going to be all right."



Number Two

By mid-morning, I saw Governor Doug Burgum, Senators Cotton and Rubio, and other congressional Republicans coming to Trump's defense. Where the heck is everyone else? Did their alarm clocks fail to go off this morning?

Every Republican congressman should be in front of a camera or microphone denouncing this travesty of justice. Where are they?

Where is Nikki Haley? When I checked her social media this morning there was nothing about the outrageous Manhattan verdict. Where is Chris Christie? There's not enough room to name all the spineless cowards.

Thankfully, many Americans are stepping up. Trump's campaign reportedly raised nearly $35 million since the verdict was announced.
 
 
 
Number Three

I've talked to a lot of people since the crushing news yesterday afternoon. They were bemoaning how divided the country is. I get it. I wish it was 1955 or even 1985, but it isn't.

The left is going for the jugular, while too many people on our side are playing the equivalent of political pickleball.

We are all horrified over how divided our country is today. But in all pivotal moments in history, there is deep division. That's what makes them pivotal moments.

As the news was breaking yesterday, Rep. Jamie Raskin was making an argument I've never heard before. He believes Attorney General Merrick Garland can force Justices Alito and Thomas to recuse themselves from any case related to Donald Trump. That is insane!

But that's the moment we are in. They are willing to do whatever they have to do.

They are celebrating the fact that a local prosecutor in a Democrat-dominated city can jail or cripple a presidential candidate of the opposition party. If that idea had ever been thought of before, the American Republic would have ceased to exist long ago.

But that's the moment we are in.

This is not a normal time, and we must break out of the mindset of insisting that we only play by normal rules.



Number Four

Mark Levin is urging an immediate appeal to the Supreme Court. I don't see many people on our side suggesting that is possible. The consensus, which may be wrong, is that a successful appeal that reverses this decision is unlikely to happen before the election.

That means the only way to reverse this is the election, and all of us must redouble our efforts.

Make sure all your like-minded friends and family members are registered to vote.

Find one person who is on the fence and bring them our way. Maybe it's a child, a co-worker, or a friend at church.

Don't waste your time with die-hard liberals. But if you know someone who is still undecided and open to real conversations, that's the person you should focus on.



Number Five

It was very telling yesterday to see the glee on the left. Hillary Clinton was cracking jokes about the outrageous verdict. Alvin Bragg was bragging during his press conference. Various commentators were elated about the knife that was just plunged into the American Republic.

Anyone you know who is happy about this verdict is a danger to you, your family, and our country. It's as simple as that. They are enabling totalitarianism.

Celebrating this disgusting verdict is the equivalent of dancing on America's grave!



Number Six

Many serious analysts believe that Judge Merchan should have immediately recused himself. He is a donor to Joe Biden. He is totally compromised by his own and his family's obvious partisanship.

The political consulting firm his daughter, Loren, works for has gotten a lot of money from Democrat candidates, including $10 million from the Biden and Harris campaigns in 2020.

Trump is being threatened with a loss of his liberty not from a jury of his peers but from a kangaroo court run by his political enemies.



Number Seven

Trump's sentencing hearing is scheduled for July 11th -- one week after we celebrate our nation's Independence Day and four days before the Republican National Convention that will officially nominate him begins.

In addition, the first presidential debate is scheduled for June 27th. I predict that the worse Biden does in the debate, the worse Trump's sentence will be on July 11th. Does that sound like America to you?



Number Eight

At one point last night, so many people were trying to donate to Donald Trump that the campaign website crashed, but they quickly got it back up and running.

There is no way Joe Biden can win in November if the election is a referendum on his record and what his policies are doing to America.

In the real world, 78% of Americans say that fast food is now a luxury purchase for their family, and 73% say our country is out of control.

Yesterday's outrageous verdict certainly proves that our country is out of control.

We must regain control. We must save America from the neo-Marxist left!