Richmond Tea Party’s 3rd annual Tax Day Rally is just over two weeks away. It’s being held again at Kanawha Plaza in downtown Richmond from 5:00-8:00pm. The following is an interview I conducted with Phil Rapp, RTP’s vice president and co-chairman of the Tax Day Rally committee, about this year’s event. 1) What can RTP [...]
So after just over two months of watching those we elected in November to solve our fiscal crisis do nothing about it, all the while telling the Tea Party to be quiet and be happy … are you ready to get louder? There will be a rally in D.C. this Thursday to support those few [...]
Here's an interesting story from BigGovernment.com. Of course, "anonymous sources" are always suspect, but this is extremely troubling if there's a sliver of truth in here. Let's hope....no, rather INSIST that the Republican leadership act with conservative principles and take ACTION, rather than just offering fake platitudes and kicking the can down the (very long) [...]
Get ready for Richmond Tea Party’s third annual Tax Day Rally! Where: Kanawha Plaza, Downtown Richmond (Next to the Federal Reserve building, of course) When: Monday, April 18th (Note the later than usual date) 5:00pm – 8:00pm It’s hard to believe it’s been only two years since our movement was born when hundreds of thousands [...]
The RTP monthly meeting on March 28th will feature Donna Holt of Campaign for Liberty. She will be speaking about UN Agenda 21, "Sustainable Development" - what it is, and what it may mean for your area. For background, go here: Sustainable Communities - A Transformation of Virginia. This month's meeting will be at Monday, March 28 7:00 [...]
Richmond Tea Party citizen journalist Moveon Mann attended the Moveon.org rally in Richmond on Saturday and sent the following report. ---- Being accustomed to Tea Party and Patriot Rallies, one has to wonder what really goes on at a rally held by a non-conservative group. To answer that question, I—and a few other Tea Party folks—attended today’s MoveOn.org [...]
If you haven’t seen this yet, please check out the recent interview Karyn McDermott did with Richmond Tea Party's new president, Eric McGrane. They discuss how he got involved with the Tea Party and his thoughts on how to best move RTP forward.
The RTP meeting on February 22 will feature James Bacon of www.baconsrebellion.com. He is the author of Boomergeddon and also speaks nationally (CNN and radio talk shows across the U.S. and Canada) about the national debt and out-of-control congressional spending. Read about Jim Bacon. Date: 2/22/2011 Time: 7:00 p.m. Place: James River High School
I attended the Town Hall Wednesday evening at James River High School in Chesterfield County. Sponsored by The Virginia Tea Party Patriots Cooperative Legislative Action Committee and moderated by RTP’s Legislative Committee Chairman Joe Guarino, the event attracted (my estimate) 150-200 citizens and seven state legislators: Delegate M. Kirkland Cox Delegate Riley E. Ingram Delegate [...]
Congressman-elect Robert Hurt recently called ObamaCare a “government takeover of health care,” a claim that PolitiFact.com deemed FALSE: In summary, yes, government regulation of the existing system increases under the new legislation. More people will be insured. The government will create exchanges to provide coverage for Americans who have trouble getting it now. Medicaid, the government-run [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 13, 2010 Contact: Colleen Owens Phone: 804-335-5966 Email: colleeno@richmondteaparty.com Congress Fails to Learn Lessons from the Midterm Elections Legislature changes school menus but does nothing to reduce spending or the debt Richmond, Va. – The Richmond Tea Party is seeing little if any indication that Congress or Republican leadership has learned [...]
Please join Campaign for Liberty to protest the Federal Reserve on Friday, November 19th from 11:30AM - 1:00PM. The Protest will be held at the Federal Reserve Building in downtown Richmond (Corner of E. Byrd St and 9th St.). Please come join us Friday to protest the Fed's recent moves regarding "quantitative easing"; otherwise known [...]
