Our Washington, DC partner, Ginni Thomas, founder and CEO of Liberty Central, will be the kickoff speaker at the Steamboat Institute's 2010 Freedom Conference today, Friday, August 27. In her address, Ginni will explain why Americans need to decide, and quickly, whether they will be self-governed or ruled. For those that choose the former, she will outline seven habits to help citizen patriots save what is great about our country. The text of her speech will be posted to LibertyCentral.org on Saturday.

Since its November 2009 inception, Liberty Central has swiftly risen to become a player in the political dialogue, in part because it bridges Washington's conservative establishment with the evolving tea party movement. Founder Ginni Thomas joins keynote speaker Karl Rove, Fox News contributor and former Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush, along with an impressive lineup of speakers including columnist and GOP veteran Tony Blankley; Sharron Angle, candidate for U.S. Senate from Nevada; Jason Mattera, New York Times bestseller and editor of Human Events; KellyAnne Conway, Founder and President of the polling company™; and Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform.

C-SPAN will broadcast footage from the conference. The conference will begin at noon on Friday, August 27 and will wrap-up at 5 pm on Saturday, August 28.

If you are available to watch Ginni today, we encourage you to do so. She is a big supporter of the First Coast Tea Party and as she says "I love the Jacksonville angels who are working to secure liberty for those on the First Coast."

BIG NEWS: Ginni will be coming to Jacksonville for the First Coast Tea Party's Annual Fundraiser on September 28. Individual tickets are $50 and other packages are available. More details will follow this weekend and we will let you know how you can join us.