Restoring government of, by, and for the people

When/Where:

Friday, January 27, 2012
6:30pm until 8:30pm
Holiday Inn Express
1036 Woodruff Road, Greenville, SC

Free admission - RSVP required

Today, our college graduates face the highest unemployment rates in history.

American 15-year-olds rank 35^th out of 57 industrialized countries in math and literacy. Americans shouldn’t rank 35^th in anything!

Join Americans for Prosperity Foundation, Ashley Landess, President of the South Carolina Policy Council, Karen Martin, coordinator of the Spartanburg Tea Party, and via simulcast, Fox News contributors Dick Morris and Juan Williams for a Simulcast Town Hall to “Restore American Exceptionalism”.

Heavy Hors D’ouevres and Soft Drinks Will Be Served

As we work to make SC the “freest state in the nation,” you’ll need to know a few things about free-market economics. Our friend Talbert Black in Columbia is hosting a Campaign for Liberty meeting which will be extremely educational. This is the same day that the 2012 legislative session begins in Columbia, so if you can make the drive, plan to stay for this!

When/Where:

Tuesday, January 10th @ 6:30 p.m.
The Office Place (<-click for directions)
350 Rivermont Drive
Columbia, SC  29210
803-799-3375

Speakers:

• Dr. Steve Isom – Candidate for Chairman of the Lexington County GOP to replace outgoing Chairman Rich Bolen. Rich is stepping down to challenge an incumbent Republican SC Senator. Dr. Steve Isom is a Cayce City Councilman and a leading grass roots activist for sound money.  Dr. Isom received degrees from Auburn University and Columbia University, NY.
• Dr. Peter Calcagno – Editor of “Unleashing Capitalism in SC”, Professor of Economics at the College of Charleston.  Dr. Calcagno earned his BS from Hillsdale College and his PhD at Auburn. He is an adjunct scholar at the Ludwig von Mises Institute. His areas of research are public choice economics and political economy
• Accompanying Dr. Calcagno is Dr. Russ Sobel – associate editor of “Unleashing Capitalism in SC”.  Dr. Russ Sobel is a native of South Carolina and a professor of economics at West Virginia University. For a taste of what you will see at our meeting Tuesday, take a look at a recent presentation by Dr. Sobel at a luncheon with Governor Sanford here at this link. You’ll really like this presenation on the video.
• Deedee Vaughters – Candidate for SC Senate District 26. Mrs. Vaughters has been a leader in promoting government reform in South Carolina.  As vice chairman of the SC Policy Council, she worked to expose and eliminate crony capitalism; she also has been at the front in the battle to bringing transparency and true accountability to state government. Vaughters is a defender of small business.  As a grass roots activist, she successfully fought for reform of the business license excise tax.

At our Jan. 5th TEA Party meeting I announced that we are seeking candidates to run against several incumbent RINOs here in Anderson county. Kirk Brown with the Independent-Mail was there, and graciously provided this write-up:

A tea party organizer is searching for “citizen candidates” to take on Anderson County’s two longest-serving legislators — Sen. Billy O’Dell and Rep. Brian White — in the June GOP primary. “I think we can find some conservatives in their districts who are up to the challenge,” said Jonathan Hill, a Townville resident who organized the Anderson tea party.

…Hill’s harshest comments were directed at O’Dell, the dean of the local legislative delegation who was first elected to the South Carolina Senate in 1988. O’Dell switched from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party in 2003. “He may have changed parties, but he didn’t change the way he votes,’ Hill said. He criticized O’Dell for voting in favor of last year’s state spending plan, which Hill described as the biggest budget in South Carolina history.

…O’Dell defended his vote for last year’s spending plan. While the plan included a significant amount of federal money, he said, the size of the state’s general fund has shrunk in recent years. “If we don’t have a budget, everything shuts down and I was not going to be a party to that,” he said. “The money is being used wisely.”

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South Carolina’s public education system ranks 50th out of 50 states in the US, yet we spend more per child – roughly $13,000 per year – than we ever have before. Meanwhile, parents and teachers alike are trapped by educrats and the economy. It’s time parents were given a choice.

Please join us for two hours on Saturday morning, January 14th starting at 9AM. We will place door hangers designed to raise awareness on School Choice legislation, and maps of where to place them. Making an impact couldn’t be easier, all you have to do is show up!

Volunteer to help

Harry Kibler of RINO Hunt spoke to us on Anderson Rep. Mike Gambrell’s record, including voting to table an important school choice bill last session:

Our featured speaker, Dr. Mike Fanning spoke to us on the need for comprehensive tax reform: