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A Se'nnight of Steyn: August 2-8
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Saturday, May 7, 2011
Video Pick of the Day
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Video Pick of the Day
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Quote of the Day
“Barack Obama, to his good fortune, was able to reap the benefits of the seeds planted by George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, who played an important role in shaping our post-9/11 national security policy. Both men were demonized and harassed by the American left, including Barack Obama, for eight long years.”
Gary Bauer
Campaign for Working Families
May 26th: Agenda 21 Presentation, Culpeper, VA
Conservative Family Focus
Presentation
Thursday May 26th
6:30 - 8:30 PM
Protecting Your Property Rights
Information on Sustainable Development
And U.N. Agenda 21
Presented by
Tom DeWeese
American Policy Center, 25 yr. expert on property rights
Richard Rothschild
Carroll County MD Commissioner, experienced to stop ICLEI/ UN
Donna Holt
Introducing these experts and moderating Q & A
Open Door Baptist Church
754 Germanna Hwy,
Rt 3 near Rt 29 Culpeper, VA 22701
FREE - Open to the public – Families welcome - Bring a Potluck dish if you like. Potluck Begins at 6:30. Meet & Greet and Presentation from 7:00 to 8:30 PM
Contact: Rita 540-937-3757 ccteaparty@gmail.com
or Evelyn 540-937-3757 kodaii1776@gmail.com
www.constitutionalteaparty.com
June 24th: Essay Contest Deadline
Alexandria Tea Party Essay Contest for Young People:
What My Freedom Means to Me
Guidelines
1. Contestants must be U.S. citizens or lawful U.S. residents under the age of 30 on July 4, 2011 who reside in Virginia, the District of Columbia, or Maryland.
2. There is no entry fee.
3. Submit one entry of 250 words or less in English on "What My Freedom Means to Me" no later than June 24, 2011 to contest@alexandriateaparty.com
4. Please provide the following attestation in your email - I hereby certify that I am a U.S. citizen or lawful resident, that I reside in --- [fill in D.C., Maryland, or Virginia], that I will be --- [fill-in] years of age on July 4, 2011, and that I am the sole author of this submission.
Enter your full name as your electronic signature
SIGNED: (your name here)
DATE: (month/dd/yyyy)
5. Entries will be judged primarily on the strength of the content. (However, poor grammar, punctuation, or spelling will not help your chances.) Any quotations or copyrighted material used in the essay must be properly identified in the text (no footnotes).
6. Entries not meeting these submission guidelines will be automatically disqualified.
7. Results are in the sole discretion of the Alexandria Tea Party.
Grand Prize - $100
Other Age-Group First Prize - $75
Age-Group Second Prize - $50
Age-Group Third Prize - $25
* age groups - 14 and below, 15-21, 22-29
* all winners will also receive an inspirational liberty-themed DVD
Winners will be announced and their entries read at the Alexandria Tea Party 4th of July event. Winners not present will be notified by email. Winning entries may be posted to ATP's website and used for other Alexandria Tea Party purposes, identified by first name, age, and jurisdiction only (DC/MD/VA). ATP may seek permission from the contestant if other attribution is desired.
CONTEST DEADLINE: June 24, 2011
All content is property of the Alexandria Tea Party and may not be used without permission
God Bless the U.S. Military!
“On Sunday we learned that U.S. military forces were involved in an operation that resulted in the death of Osama Bin Laden. At the time, I noted that many Virginians were directly affected by the devastating attacks at the Pentagon on September 11th and the previous bombing of the USS Cole homeported in Norfolk. While we are always proud of our men and women in uniform and those who support them, with this action we have been given another chance to recognize the professionalism and excellence they display each and every day.
That justice was reportedly delivered by members of the U.S. Naval Special Warfare Development Group, sometimes called SEAL Team Six, based in Virginia was especially gratifying. Today I join my fellow Virginians in wishing all of the men and women responsible for the success of this mission the very best. God bless you and God bless the United States of America.”
Congressman Eric Cantor
June 1st: Pray for Our Country
From Victoria Cobb, President, The Virginia Family Foundation
Event Alert: Join Us For June 1 Williamsburg Prayer Event
Mark your calendar for June 1st as we again join with concerned citizens from Hampton Roads and across the Commonwealth who will gather in Williamsburg to call out to God to restore our nation to its Judeo-Christian principles and heal our land.
On June 1, 1774, the Virginia House of Burgesses called a Day of Humiliation, Fasting and Prayer as the American colonist called out to the Lord to intervene when the British closed the harbor at Boston on that same day. Today, our foes are much different, but they are just as real. Whether the attack is on life, on marriage or on religious liberty, we know that there are real threats to our freedom, liberty and prosperity.
We will be commemorating that important prayer event on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 in beautiful Colonial Williamsburg. The Family Foundation is joining with an ad hoc group called Virginians for Liberty asking the Lord to have mercy on us and heal our land. Click here to see David Barton address this very important event in Colonial Williamsburg. After watching it, please share it with your friends, family members and especially your pastor. We have a similar video available that is designed to be shown in churches during worship services and will make the link available to any church who would like to show it to their congregation. If your church does not have the ability to download and show the video, we can also make a DVD copy available for viewing.
We will assemble at the Colonial Capitol on Duke of Gloucester Street in Colonial Williamsburg promptly at 8:00 a.m. and walk to Bruton Parish Church where prayers will be offered along with some 18th century hymns. This will cover several blocks, so be sure to wear comfortable shoes. We will finish promptly at 9:00 a.m. Bring a U.S., Virginia or Christian flag and wave it as a symbol of your devotion to this cause.
Parking can be confusing around Colonial Williamsburg. There is a parking lot near Bassett Hall, 522 Francis Street East, Williamsburg, VA 23185-4207, which is very convenient to the Old Capitol.
For more information or questions please call Roger Pogge in our office at 804-343-0010. I look forward to seeing you there!
What: A Call to Prayer
Where: Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia
When: Wednesday, June 1, 2011, 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Quote of the Day
“President Obama is a clueless rookie community organizer. That he’s the President of the United States of America is a manifestation of cultural deprivation and cultural disconnect and abandonment.”
Ted Nugent
Read more on Newsmax.com: Ted Nugent: Obama White House Is 'Mao Zedong Fan Club'
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Quote of the Day
“Pouring increasing amounts of student aid into college and university coffers has done nothing to improve college affordability and access.”
Friday, April 29, 2011
Quote of the Day
"As Attorneys General of our respective states, we call upon you, as Acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”), to withdraw immediately the complaint numbered 19-CA-32431 against Boeing. This complaint represents an assault upon the constitutional right of free speech, and the ability of our states to create jobs and recruit industry. Your ill-conceived retaliatory action seeks to destroy our citizens’ right to work. It is South Carolina and Boeing today, but will be any of our states, with our right to work guarantees, tomorrow.”
Portion of a letter from the Attorneys General for Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Nebraska, Texas and Virginia who joined South Carolina’s Attorney General in ratcheting up the rhetoric even more, by co-signing a letter to the NLRB’s prosecutor-in-chief, Lafe Solomon.
Read the entire letter
More of the Usual Hypocrisy on the Left
Guess The State
Facing crushing financial burdens, lawmakers took on the labor unions and voted to strip collective bargaining rights from teachers, police officers and government employees with the goal of saving taxpayers $100 million in the next year alone. Can you name that state?
If you said Wisconsin, Ohio, Florida or New Jersey, you'd be wrong. The latest state to tackle the fiscal mess created by the unions is … Massachusetts!
Tuesday, the Democrat-dominated state House voted 111-to-42 to roll back collective bargaining rights.
That Massachusetts liberals are following the example of conservative Republican governors would seem like news. But the liberal media have no desire to explain to you that conservative ideas actually work. They want you to think that Republicans are dysfunctional and can't run anything. The media's double standard is disgusting, and matched only by the hypocrisy of the left.
Where were the union protestors? Where were the college students and radical activists storming the state House in Boston? I guess it is okay when Democrats "assault unions" and workers' rights. By the way, where are all the anti-war protestors marching against Obama's war of choice in Libya? Did Obama go to war for Libya's oil?
Gary Bauer
Campaign for Working Families
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Quote of the Day
“We need you to come in and lock shields, and strengthen up the men who are going to the fight for you. To let these other women know on the other side — these planned Parenthood women, the Code Pink women, and all of these women that have been neutering American men and bringing us to the point of this incredible weakness — to let them know that we are not going to have our men become subservient. That’s what we need you to do. Because if you don’t, then the debt will continue to grow…deficits will continue to grow.”
May 5th: National Day of Prayer
From Victoria Cobb, President of The Family Foundation of Virginia
Event Alert: National Day of Prayer Celebrations
Next Thursday, May 5, is the 60th annual National Day of Prayer observance. The theme for this year’s observance is “A Mighty Fortress is our God” from Psalm 91.
Just last month, the Seventh U.S. Court of Appeals upheld the right of Americans to continue this observation of God’s involvement in “the affairs of men,” as Benjamin Franklin so aptly put it at the Constitutional Convention over 200 years ago. The suit against National Day of Prayer had been brought by the Freedom from Religion Foundation.
In 1952, President Harry Truman signed into law a declaration that every president must proclaim a National Day of Prayer on the day of his choosing. In 1988, President Ronald Reagan took President Truman’s declaration one step further and set the first Thursday of May as the official National Day of Prayer. Since then, President Reagan, President George H.W. Bush, and President George W. Bush have marked this day with a White House observance and all presidents have issued commemorative proclamations. For many years, a special prayer service has been held in the East Room.
At noon next Thursday, many localities around the nation and here in Virginia will be holding observances with state and local officials, pastors and ministry leaders. You can find an observance in your area by clicking here. Please be careful to note the specific details and locations of each event. Many churches are also open for prayer services at noon and throughout the day.
If you can not attend an observance, please consider taking some time out of your day to specifically pray for our nation, President Obama, Governor McDonnell, Lieutenant Governor Bolling, Attorney General Cuccinelli, U.S. Senator Warner, U.S. Senator Webb, your congressman, your state senator and delegate, as well your local elected leaders. Each of these people has a powerful effect on the lives of Virginians.
Also, learn more about the 7 x 7 campaign to pray for the seven centers of power in our country seven days a week by clicking here.
Listen: Radio Interview about Black Genocide
VIRGINIA CHRISTIAN ALLIANCE (VCA) ADVISOR TERRY BEATLEY RADIO INTERVIEW BY HOST AND VCA CONSULTANT DAVID ALAN CARMICHAEL CONCERNING THE EUGENICS CONNECTION TO PLANNED PARENTHOOD
Terry Beatley is the guest on the Jon Cash show, WHKT 1650 AM, Hampton Roads, Va., where she explains the Eugenics connection to Planned Parenthood, and the systematic attack upon the black American population.
http://faithfreedoms.net/2011/04/25/maafa-21---planned-parenthood---black-genocide-in-america.aspx
Today: 3-4 PM, Watch a discussion on Israel
Evangelicals & Israel
This afternoon I will be participating in a discussion with Rabbi Julie Schonfeld, Executive Vice President of the Rabbinical Assembly, before an audience of 1,000 people. Our topic will be Evangelical support for Israel. The event is being hosted by the American Jewish Committee's Global Forum, and is part of our continuing work with Christians United for Israel.
This audience will include many people who are skeptical of Evangelicals' support for Israel. The American Jewish Committee is among the more liberal Jewish groups, and its members generally don't agree with us on other values issues.
As Israel faces growing uncertainty in an ever-chaotic Middle East, I hope to break through the skepticism that divides Evangelicals and Jews so that we can work together to combat the Islamofascists who want us all dead, regardless of our faith or politics. I would appreciate your prayers as I take part in this conversation.
I invite you to watch our discussion online this afternoon from 3:00 to 4:00 PM EST. To register for this session of the AJC Global Forum, click here.
Gary Bauer
Campaign for Working Families
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