Day: June 29, 2012

Delco Patriot A Betsy Ross Winner

Lisa Esler of the Delaware County Patriots is among those who will be receiving the Besty Ross Activist of the Year Award at the 4th Annual Independence Day Tea Party, 1-3 p.m. on Independence Mall, 5th and Market streets, Philadelphia.

The event is sponsored by the Independence Hall Tea Party Association. The theme is American Exceptionalism.

Lisa won election to the Penn Delco School Board and has been making a mark for herself most recently by coming out vocally against the state’s tax-slurping prevailing wage law which is estimated to add between 10 and 30 percent to the price of public construction projects.
Also getting the award are John Radell of Faith and Freedom of Delaware; Cort Rosholt of New Jersey who is with the Independence Hall Tea Party and Lin DeCesare of Pennsylvania who is also with the Independence Hall Tea Party.
The Patriot of the Year award will be given to Ryan Manion Borek founder of The Travis Manion Foundation while Rich Davis, founder of American Sheepdogs will get the George Washington Leadership Award.
This year’s speakers will be WPHT talk show host Dom Giordano, Republican Senate candidate Tom Smith, Pamela Geller, Sher Valenzuela and Brendan Posner.
Music will be provided by Madison Rising and 286 Band. The event is family oriented and will feature balloon twisters and face painters for children.
Last year’s celebration featured speakers Herman Cain and John Bolton, and drew a crowd of 2,000.
Independence Hall Tea Party President Teri Adams warned that Occupy Wall Street groups will also be on the mall and disruptions may be possible.

Honor Flight Philly Has First Bucks County Trip

Two busloads of World War II veterans spent a day of honor in Washington D.C.,  June 22 courtesy of Honor Flight Philadelphia and Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick (R-8).
All expenses including meals were covered for the vets.
It was the hub’s third trip since being chartered a year ago  and the first from Bucks County. leaving and returning from the Spring Mill Country Club in Ivyland.
“I credit Marie Martinelli and Patrick Carberry for making this event come together,” said hub President Andrew Schiavello.
Honor Flight is a national non-profit organization founded in 2005 to give aging or terminally ill veterans a day of honor in Washington D.C.
Honor Flight Philly Has First Bucks County Trip

Time For A Revolution?

Reader Steve L. has made it clear he wants a revolution noting in an email that “(the Presdient) just taxed us with the biggest tax in American History.”

There are a lot of people out there who are feeling like Steve as they see their wealth and freedom siphoned away by those whom they trusted to represent them.
The go-along-to-get-along-to-a-nice-pension types who fill our legislative bodies and courts ought to be put on notice.