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The Sons of Liberty: Still Brewing Tea
Okay I admit it. I took yesterday off and spent some time with my family. I stayed away from the computer and most of the news shows. I choked back tears for most of the day and then let loose. It felt great and cleansed my soul.
I’m not sure what was going on except maybe the overwhelming realization that we had been a part of something big – VERY big. We were a part of history. The best part of the history lesson will be this: “We were a part of history because we made history. We did not sit back and let the progressives have their way. We did not become victims. We became warriors and we won!”
The First Coast Tea Party was honored to be a part of this with each of you. You worked hard and you never gave up. Hard work and persistence are the two key needs for a win and boy did we have it multiplied by millions of Americans across this country.
We cannot and will not sit on our laurels. Although we want to get back to our families and our lives, we must continue to stay the course. Will you stay with us? Will you work with us? Will you share the tea party message with others? We hope so because there is still much to do.
A newsletter will be sent this weekend with a lot of New News. We’ll give you a heads up here:
1. A new City Governmental Affairs Team has been formed. We’ll be heavily involved in our city affairs from here on out. We saw our first commercial Wednesday morning at 8:00 a.m. (bad timing!) for someone running for Mayor. Let the games begin locally and we will play a part in educating our membership on the good, the bad and the ugly of local politics. We will be focusing on tax and spend city council initiatives too.
2. A State Governmental Affairs Team is being formed. We have a new Governor who has promised to bring jobs back to Florida and to cut waste in government. We have all new leadership in the state house too. We’ll be holding all of them accountable to their promises.
3. The Federal Governmental Affairs Team will be restructured. We spent a lot of time at the Federal level and we hope all the work we did was not in vain. We now plan to hold them accountable to the seats we gave them on a temporary basis.
4. We will form a School Board Liaison Team. We have not focused on this area and we know it needs our attention. In the last few days, we were stunned to hear that an employee of the School Board sent a disparaging email about the tea party while she was working and she used the school board email server to do so. You can check out the information at: http://www.news4jax.com/education/25636041/detail.html or http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/news-article.aspx?storyid=174680
This is just the tip of the iceberg. We also have Educational Monthly Forums to share with you. We have Monthly Neighborhood Community Groups you can get involved in – right in your own neighborhood. We have movie nights coming soon. A new website is coming. Our new membership program will be rolled out too.
After our forefathers dumped tea into Boston Harbor they celebrated and then readied for the bigger battle. We must do the same. The bigger battle is brewing and we can celebrate now as we prepare.
Thanks to Bob Honiker for sending us this clip. WOW – I’ll be singing it all day as we get ready for Phase 2 of the Tea Party Movement. Put on a cup of tea and join us in watching this really cool video. Then in the words of our new Governor, “Let’s get to work!’
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Comment by FCTP on November 7, 2010 at 9:00am
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Bob and all: We are looking for people who would like to be on the School Board Governmental Affairs Team at the First Coast Tea Party. If you are interested in this new group and helping us get it going, please comment and we will get in touch with you! We need all hands on deck.
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How awesome Linda! Congrats on a job well done. We are all in this Liberty movement together and the bigger we grow the bigger voice we have. Keep up the good work.
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Comment by Linda H. on November 7, 2010 at 7:20am
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Billie, you were the driving force to bring my husband and I to Washington for that first Tea Party 912 March. We knew we had to go and the tears of those who went when they saw the size of the crowd made it the most memorable day of my life.
From that day we have started our own Tea Party here in Palm Coast and are nearing 1,000 members. We too have committees watching local, state and federal government. And during the last three months leading up to the election, we put up a billboard on I-95.
You grew this Tree of Liberty, Billie, and we are still growing!
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Comment by Tracy on November 6, 2010 at 1:47pm
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Billie, I'm with you! I'll be here for the long haul!
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Comment by Helen Rose Chestnut on November 6, 2010 at 1:05pm
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Billie, I believe you are the right leader at the right time. Thank you for your dedication to our cause and for playing a large part in the success we had on election day. I appreciate what you are doing to save our country from disaster. Quit now??? We have just begun!!!!
I began fighting liberalism in 1962 and now I feel I have an army behind me. Thanks!
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Comment by Sandy McCorvey on November 5, 2010 at 5:46pm
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That was great, Billie. You have such a talent to zero in on what's in our hearts and put it down in words. We are all the sons (and daughters) of Liberty, for certain. With the tremendous success that we've had in this election cycle, I think we need to be expecting renewed personal, mean, slanderous attacks from the left (and we see that they have already begun - even on election night itself), but if we keep our focus on the Constitution, our belief that this amazing nation was formed with true reliance upon God, our firm knowledge that freedom is worth fighting for and worth standing for, just continuing to take that next step forward, we WILL prevail. Who could have possibly known that this would be the time that we would have to stand against tyranny again - and this time it's against tyranny from within. God bless you and Carole for acting on your principles and answering the call...and inspiring us to march with you. The work continues.
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Comment by Carmen Mesa on November 5, 2010 at 4:06pm
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Great job, Billie!
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Comment by Debbie G on November 5, 2010 at 12:35pm
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Exactly! We cannot afford to sit on our laurels because March is right around the corner. What is in March? The city council, sheriff, property appraiser, tax collector, and mayoral election.
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Comment by Susan Fromm on November 5, 2010 at 10:01am
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Bravo Zula Billie and the Tea Parties all across the US! Your leadership has carried us to this victory with more to come! Susan
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Comment by Cheryl Lominick on November 5, 2010 at 9:10am
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Thank you for your leadership, Billie! We appreciate you and all the Tea Party members who are making a difference in our country.
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