RTP Volunteer Dave Metz’s Letter to the Editor

From the Richmond Times-Dispatch, titled "What a Conservative Stands For": I am a conservative. I love my country, my God and my family. More than anything, I want to see this country prosper and provide an environment where everyone has the opportunity to realize his or her dream. I believe in equal rights and equal [...]

By |2012-07-25T22:12:42-04:00July 25th, 2012|Featured Categories, Government|1 Comment

RTP Receives 501c4 Non-profit Status

As many of you know, the Richmond Tea Party has been through a grueling process lasting nearly THREE YEARS in an attempt to secure designation from the IRS as a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization. During the review application, the organization was subjected to what we believed were requests for information from the IRS that were entirely [...]

By |2012-07-24T23:38:45-04:00July 24th, 2012|Featured Categories, Tea Party|2 Comments

Latest Quinnipiac Poll: “Romney Catches Obama in Virginia”

Given the derisive portrayal of business owners by the President while in Roanoke, one would think many a Virginian would wisen up. For the poll in its entirety, click here. Peter Brown, Assistant Director,  Quinnipiac University Polling Institute (203) 535-6203    Rubenstein Associates, Inc. Public Relations Contact: Pat Smith (212) 843-8026 FOR RELEASE: JULY 19, [...]

By |2012-07-19T16:00:45-04:00July 19th, 2012|Elections, Featured Categories|0 Comments

And “They” Continue to Squelch…

Thomas Jefferson called this the "noiseless step"*...for some it's loud and clear.     Fauquier cites farmer for farming July 11, 2012 By Rick Buchanan If you own a farm here in Fauquier you are “special.” If you own a farm here in Fauquier you are, after July 14, 2011, being treated in a “special” [...]

By |2012-07-13T11:16:21-04:00July 13th, 2012|Featured Categories, Government|0 Comments

Obamacare Costs Already Skyrocketing?

From The Blaze, an interesting graphic showing how "affordable" the Affordable Healthcare Act really is. Was there ever any doubt that the costs would head in ANY direction other than up? [sws_picture_frame1 src="http://www.richmondteaparty.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/ObamacareCosts.jpg" title="" alt="ObamacareCosts" align="sws_frame_center" lightbox="1" album="" video=""] [/sws_picture_frame1] Be sure to read it all.

By |2012-07-12T01:31:02-04:00July 12th, 2012|Featured Categories, Healthcare|2 Comments

Action Alert: President Obama in Glen Allen Saturday, July 14th

    As you may have heard, President Barack Obama will be visiting Glen Allen this up-coming Saturday, July 14th.  His visit comes as no surprise as all eyes are on Virginia; however, we here at AFP-VA want to welcome him with a slew of sign waves that will let him know that his economic [...]

By |2012-07-13T08:19:59-04:00July 11th, 2012|Action Alerts, Featured Categories|1 Comment

LIBERTY makes us different from every nation

KrisAnne Hall of TEA Party Nation reminds us again what Liberty is all about, and why it is important to continue to protect it.  Read her rousing blog here. If this describes YOU and you think it's time to join the fight for Liberty, then volunteer with the Richmond TEA Party.  If time is not [...]

By |2012-07-11T11:00:00-04:00July 11th, 2012|Featured Categories, Tea Party|1 Comment

Limits on Eminent Domain Up For Vote

Virginia’s General Assembly has directed that a measure be placed on the ballot this November asking citizens to vote on an amendment to the commonwealth’s constitution that will firmly establish private property rights. For most of U.S. history, people had assumed that the right to their property was sacred and government could take it from [...]

By |2012-07-11T10:41:07-04:00July 11th, 2012|Featured Categories, Government|0 Comments

Defending the American Dream Summit

Defending the American Dream Summit August 2-4, 2012 www.defendingthedream.org/   Past speakers have included: Mark Levin, Mitt Romney, Herman Cain, Judge Andrew P. Napolitano, Rudy Giuliani, Carly Fiorina, Jonah Goldberg, Dinesh D’Souza, Andrew Breitbart, Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, Grover Norquist, James O’Keefe, and many more.

By |2012-07-05T12:36:27-04:00July 5th, 2012|Action Alerts, Featured Categories|0 Comments

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