It’s hump day across America and we are still not over the large mountain facing us in Washington, DC.  Mountain scaling takes teamwork and leadership.  If either of them is missing, people can be injured or can die. 

The American people are watching our leadership in DC scale this debt ceiling mountain and right now it is not promising that we will survive the climb.  We are especially concerned that President Obama is now throwing out threats that are outright lies.  Those threats are that the Social Security and Military checks will not be issued in August.  We are stunned by his Chicago-tactic to scare people to his way of thinking.  Read more about that here:  President declares he will shoot his hostages

We are also deeply disturbed with the news coming out of Washington regarding the Gunrunning (Fast & Furious) program set up by the Department of Justice.  The news is not good and it appears the White House approved this program where guns were given to Mexican drug lords.  Read more about that here and watch the video indicating his approval:  Project Gunrunner tied directly to President Obama

The news is not good but the good news is this:  The First Coast Tea Party has opportunities for you to be involved, informed and active.  In the next few days, you can activate your citizenship by brown-bagging it and discussing the current events; attending a City of Jax True Commission Meeting; Visiting the offices of Senator Bill Nelson and Marco Rubio; attending the new Mayor of Duval County’s Budget presentation; calling in and chatting with the First Coast Tea Party on Friday’s radio show; and attending an Oath Keepers Meeting this Saturday.  Check out our website at www.fctpcommunity.org/events and see other events that are occurring NEXT week. 

The First Coast Tea Party is the place where you will hear the news the news media is not talking about.  If we weren’t here, what would you do for news and the truth?

Here’s the schedule for the next three days.  Please join us for some if not all of them.

Thursday, July 14^th 2011

Event:  Brown Bag Lunch Discussion

Location: FCTP Office

Time: 12 – 1pm 

For more information visit this link - http://www.fctpcommunity.org/events/lunch-bunch

Event:  City of Jacksonville True Commission Meeting

Location: Council Chambers

Time: 4 – 6pm 

For more information visit this link - http://www.fctpcommunity.org/events/coj-true-commission-meeting

Event:  Visit the local offices of your Representative or Senator

Location: Senator Bill Nelson’s office

Time: 12:00 noon

For more information visit this link - http://www.fctpcommunity.org/profiles/blogs/let-them-eat-peas-the

Friday, July 15^th 2011

Event:  City of Jacksonville Mayor’s Budget Presentation presented by Alvin Brown

Location: Council Chambers

Time: 10-12:00 Noon

For more information visit this link - http://www.fctpcommunity.org/events/special-meeting-of-the

Event:  First Coast Tea Party has the microphone on WBOB (thanks to Chuck and Colleen White of Just Speak Up for this gift!)

Location: WBOB - http://www.wbobradio.com/

Time: 10-12:00 Noon

Saturday, July 16^th, 2011

Event:  Jacksonville Oath Keepers 

Location: Adamec Harley Davidson, Baymeadows Rd and I-95 (Upstairs Meeting Room)

Time: 10 12pm

For more information visit this link - http://www.fctpcommunity.org/events/july-meeting-of-the

MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW FOR SATURDAY NIGHT, SEPT. 10^TH

AS WE WELCOME THE BUS FROM TEA PARTY EXPRESS

AND WE HOLD

A SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL EVENT IN HONOR OF

THE SEPTEMBER 11^TH VICTIMS

6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Location to be announced