Category: Tea Party

Delco Patriots Hear Chris Stigall

 A crowd of more than 80 braved the ice and a snowbank-filled parking lot, tonight, Feb. 18, to meet candidates Bob Guzzardi and Roger Howard and hear  WPHT radio host Chris Stigall critique our present class of politicians.
Especially the Republican class.

Stigall was the guest of the Delaware County Patriots at the Newtown Square, Pa. Knights of Columbus Hall.

“I struggle to understand what Republican means anymore,” he said. Stigall, who is bald, said if he “had hair he’d pull it out” after hosting two prominent Republicans on his show.

Stigall noted that “big tent” once meant agreement on the major principles while overlooking minor disputes.

“We may not agree on every issue but we agree that the country is in trouble,” he said. “The ‘big tent’ has been highjacked.”

He said some in the party establishment are trying to spin Ronald Reagan as having been a “great compromiser” rather than the great communicator as he was known in his lifetime.

He read a long excerpt from a 1977 speech by Ronald Reagan that could have been made regarding today’s political circumstance. He noted there were no compromises on principles.

Stigall, who was once a congressional assistant to Congressman Sam Graves (R-MO6), whom he still greatly admires, said the general public has a tendency to put politicians on a pedestal, a fault he once considers himself as having.

“This deifying is another something I won’t do anymore,” he said. He said the final cure came after he was invited to a one-on-one dinner by a prominent politician and lectured about “getting his mind right” after he had been criticizing the policies the pol had been backing.

He said he has taken to emphasizing that our political class are merely public servants.

Stigall noted that our Republican-controlled state has been unable to end socialism regarding the sale of liquor, nor do much of anything else regarding the advancement of economic freedom such as ending automatic deduction of union dues from the workers paychecks.

Stigall thanked Guzzardi who is taking on Gov. Tom Corbett in the May 20 Republican primary and, Howard who is running for the 158th District seat being vacated by long-time state Rep. Chris Ross. He said, however, his policy is to not make primary election endorsements.He said, though, he will never support a Democrat and give full support to the Republican winner.Guzzardi, it should be noted, got strong applause when he was introduced by moderator Lisa Esler.

Stigall did say regarding the governor’s race “I want that nut job  (Allyson) Schwartz to get the (Democrat) nomination” as he feels that  would be surest path to a Republican victory.Stigall had an interesting comment regarding ultra-liberal Philadelphia Daily News columnist Will Bunch, who he says has lost his temper in discussions with him to the point where Bunch has called him a racist. Stigall said he read Bunch’s column regarding abolishing the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission and the Delaware River Port Authority, which are graft magnets. Stigall welcomed Bunch to the conservative club, at least temporarily.Stigall can be heard from 5:30 to 9 a.m. on WPHT 1210 AM

 

 

Christmas Tea Party Looms

The Independence Hall Tea Party Association will host its 5th Annual Christmas Tea Party, 6-8:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 27 at The Omni Hotel, 401 Chestnut St., Philadelphia says Teri Adams of the Association. Christmas Tea Party Looms

WPHT host Dom Giordano will reprise his role as Dr. Benjamin Rush in a re-enactment of the original Philadelphia Tea Party that occurred Dec. 27, 1773.

Also in attendence will be Dr. Alieta Eck and Anna Little.

Dr. Eck is a former president of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, and the founder of the Zarephath Health Center. She was a Republican primary candidate in 2013 special election to fill the New Jersey U.S. Senate seat vacated by the death of Frank Lautenberg.

The primary was won by Steve Lonegan who would go on to lose to Democrat Cory Booker in the Oct. 16 general election.

Anna Little is an attorney fluent in three languages and is the former mayor of Highland, N.J.

If attendees are lucky they will get a chance to hear Ms. Little sing.

The Independence Hall Foundation will present its 2013 Patriot of the Year, Legislator of the Year, and Franklin Award for Courageous Journalism at the event, which features  a cash bar, plenty of appetizers, and great company!

Guests may park at the Independence Visitors Center Garage, 21 South 5th St. for $5 (after 5 p.m.).

Registration is required and can be done here.

Christmas Tea Party Looms

GOP Destroying Tax Vote Looms

SB 1, aka “The Transportation Bill” aka “The Income Destroyer Bill” aka “The Republican Suicide Bill” may be voted on by the Pennsylvania State House this week, reports Teri Adams of the Independence Hall Tea Party Association.

The bill calls for a 30 cent per gallon tax hike on gasoline, among other things. It was approved by the Senate in June but tabled when those crazy Tea Party types in the House put up a fuss. Well, it looks like it’s now time for round two and the establishment “Hey, It’s Not My Money” Republicans seem to think they can make enough of a deal with the “IT’S MY MONEY, GIMME, GIMME, GIMME” Democrats to overcome the Tea Partyers.

Gov. Tom “I Need No Stinkin’ Second Term” Corbet has promised to sign it.

“Just so you know, Governor Tom Corbett and a majority of the PA Senate  refuse to call a gas tax increase of roughly $.30 a gallon a ‘tax.’  Just substitute the euphemism ‘revenue’ for the word ‘tax’ and allow them to take you to the cleaners,” said Ms. Adams.

She notes that the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry also supports the bill as parts of the state’s infrastructure is indesperate need of repair.

“But State Representative Stephen Barrar (R-160) informs us that the $2.5 billion Transportation Bill is laden with pork for bike trails and other parks and recreation spending,” said said. “Representative Barrar suggests that while bridge repair is necessary, the additional spending is not.”

Also, the citizen cannot afford a 30 cent per gallon gas tax hike.

Ms. Adams and her association suggest Governor Corbett and the PA Assembly cut spending elsewhere in the budget or pass the Liquor Privatization Bill and use the fees generated from the sale of liquor licenses to cover the cost of repairing the bridges.

“Why is it that our Governor and State Senators always look to our wallets as the solution to their funding problems.  Do they not understand that our wallets are empty?” She said. “Do our elected officials not know how to prioritize budgetary matters?”

She asks that citizens call House Majority Leader Mike Turzai at 717-772-9943 and tell him to table SB1–the Gas Tax Bill!

“Then call your State Representative and tell him/her to VOTE NO on SB1 if and when it comes up for a vote,” she said.

To find your legislator and/or legislator contact information, visit here.

Ms. Adams thanked  Dom Giordano and Rep. Barrar for bringing this critical issue to light.

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Steve Bucci Provides Inside 9/11 Insight

 Steve Bucci Provides Inside 9/11 Insight

With Steve Bucci (second from right) are Delaware County Patriots Mary Ellen Jones, Chuck Martini and Lisa Esler.

The Delaware County Patriots drew a crowd of 100 to the Newtown Square Knights of Columbus Hall, Sept. 11, to hear a man who had a front row seat of the first 9/11.

Steve Bucci, a former Special Forces officer who now heads the Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies at Heritage Foundation, became an assistant to then Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld in July 2001. His wife, a nurse practitioner, was looking for work and he suggested her for the clinic at the Pentagon. The day of her interview, she put on a nice dress, high heels and jewelry and rode in early with her husband. It was Sept. 11.

Bucci was breakfasting with congressmen with the television on when they saw the first plane hit the World Trade Center. They felt it was pilot error. They were then watching what they thought was a replay when it dawned on them that it was a second plane. Bucci said they quickly determined we were under attack and went to a secure site in the building to plan a response.  It was there he felt the building shake when the third plane struck. He looked for Rumsfeld and was told the Secretary went to the crash site.

“It was not a photo op,” Bucci said. Rumsfeld was manning stretchers to take away the wounded when he found him. He said he wasn’t worried about his wife getting hit by a strike as he knew where the plane crashed which was opposite from the clinic. He became concerned, though, when he realized his wife might also be assisting at the crash site. She was and in high heels and jewelry. It was a dangerous place. Bucci said the rescuers worked on an unstable floor to evacuate the wounded which they did before it collapsed 45 minutes after the attack

Bucci had much to say also about the second 9/11 one year ago in Benghazi, Libya. He noted that when he worked for Rumsfeld, the government would ramp up security on that date as it was obviously a symbolic target. That policy appeared to end when the Obama administration took over.

Bucci said our embassies are especially vulnerable. He noted that in 2012 a career State Department officer noticed the British, Red Cross and others abandoning Benghazi and requested additional security. He was repeatedly rebuffed.

When the attack came, Bucci described it as a “well planned, well executed military operation.” He noted the skillful use of mortars by the Islamic attackers which indicated significant training. He said the justification for the failure of our military to intervene — that the firefight would be over and that intervention was “dangerous” — was “crappy”. He also said the administration knew within hours that it was not a spontaneous protest over an internet video but a planned attack.

He said he believed the Obama administration ignored security and hid the terrorism because it was trying to maintain a narrative during the home-stretch of the election that it had made the world safe.

Regarding the ongoing crisis in Syria, Bucci expressed  sympathy for the rebels noting that Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad was a “horribly evil dictator.” He said that the Obama administration declined to act for two years resulting Assad’s killing of 100,000 of his citizens. He said, however, that intervention was a tricky thing as the best and most dedicated fighters of the rebels are led by a faction that is likely worse than Assad. He said many of those supporting Assad do so out of fear of the rebels rather than love for him.

He noted that there is a part of the rebellion that would be worthy of support but didn’t seem confident that would end up running things if the Assad were overthrown.

He said Putin is no friend of the United States and took pleasure in making Obama look foolish.

Bucci patiently answered questions from the audience ranging from 9/11 conspiracy theories — which he treated respectfully — to the state of Homeland Security, which he said is much improved over what it was in 2001. He noted that one of the biggest dangers we face is political correctness and the fear of tying Islamic extremism to terrorism. He cited Obama’s unwillingness to call the Fort Hood murders an act of terrorism as an example.

He said that Hezbollah and Al-Qaeda both have made contacts with Mexican drug lords and others in Latin America.

Bucci continued to answer questions after the event ended.

 

Steve Bucci Provides Inside 9/11 Insight

Common Core Dead, Pennsylvania Wise?

With State Rep. Bill Adolph (second from right) are Delaware County Patriots Bill Lawrence, Regina Scheerer and Maria Heider.

Common Core Dead Pennsylvania Wise?
State Rep. Bill Adolph (R-165) told a contingent from the Delaware County Patriots , this morning, Aug. 28, that Common Core is likely dead in Pennsylvania.

He said that a draft of Pennsylvania academic standards being considered by the State Board of Education will specifically include the wording “There will be no required reading lists and curriculum will remain strictly a local decision by our school boards.”
He noted the name of the standards will be changed to PA Core Standards.

He distributed a memo from State House Education Committee Chairman Paul Clymer (R-145) that in the standards “there will be no national tests or assessments, except if one is deemed necessary for special education students and then only in consultation with parents, teachers and other interested parties.”

He said the action was prompted by House Resolution 38 which passed unanimously.

Adolph, echoing earlier remarks by state Sen. Ted Erickson (R-26) said liquor-sale privatization will likely occur albeit the likely result will not be as strong as he had hoped.

He said he expects the legislature to vote next June to change the state’s pension system to a 401K-type defined contribution one from its present defined benefit one.

He said he expects, unfortunately, to see a transportation bill pass that will feature either gas tax increases or more roads tolled. He said the state roads and bridges are in that bad of shape.

Adolph said he had some confidence in the passage of reform to the state’s prevailing wage law — namely raising the exemption level of work from $25,000 where it has been since the law was passed in 1961 to $185,000 which is today’s equivalent taking into account inflation.
It’s a relatively minor reform but it’s progress.

He said Medicaid expansion will not happen unless Gov. Corbett can negotiate a lesser cost-per-recipient with the Obama Administration. As of now, Pennsylvania pays about $7,500 per recipient which is one of the highest in the nation. He said the state can’t afford to accept the expansion at that rate. He said hospital administrators have been lobbying hard for the governor to accept it.

He said he supported paycheck protection legislation that would end union dues be involuntarily deducted from workers paychecks, and that he supported bills banning teacher strikes.

Adolph said legislation will be presented calling for the impeachment of Attorney General Kathleen Kane, who has refused to defend the Pennsylvania’s law restricting marriage to members of the opposite sex. He said the action has her worried. He pointed out that her refusal to enforce a law with which she disagreed is subverting the rule of law.

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Sen Ted Erickson Gives Legislative Rundown To Delco Pats

With Sen Ted Erickson (third from left) are Delaware County Patriots Marie Heider, George “Whitey” Coyne, Regina Scheerer, Cathy Craddock and Bill Lawrence

 

 

Pennsylvania State Sen. Ted Erickson (R-26) gave a contingent from the Delaware County Patriots a private rundown, this morning, Aug. 13, on  legislative issues about which they had concerns. While not everything about what was happening and where he stood on things was what the group wanted to hear, there was a significant amount of agreement.

Erickson also listened to the explanations the group offered with regard to why these issues were a concern and he appeared sincere in his attentiveness.

The Patriots is one of the many groups that started in the nation in response to the Democrat Party’s drive to take over the nation’s health care system under Barack Obama. The prescient wisdom of these groups is become more apparent daily, unfortunately.

The first issue discussed with Erickson was Common Core, the rather underhanded attempt to federalize the educational system that is causing grassroots opposition pop up through out the nation. Gov. Tom Corbett has stopped the implementation of it in this state.

“I don’t know what will happen right now,” said Erickson in regard to the program. “I’m willing to look at Common Core and go from there.” He said as a former educator he was strongly in favor of school accountability, and that No Child Left Behind was a failure. He said, however, he was fine with pending legislation in the State House that would maintain Pennsylvania’s independence in developing its own curriculum.

Much discussion was had over the failure to privatize Pennsylvania’s sale of liquor and wine. Erickson noted the Senate passed a bill to do so and placed the blame on the House for failing to agree to certain amendments. He said his big issue with the House bill was the way it overestimated the proceeds of the sale — $2 billion versus $400 million — from the state stores and that it would spend the money at once.

He said the issue is not dead and will be revisited.

He said he supported increases in gas taxes and tolls to raise money to repair infrastructure.  The Patriots made it clear that this was a very bad idea, would cause an enormous amount of suffering among the populace and that they were very much against it.

They pointed out that a better idea would be to pass legislation ending prevailing wage, the existence of which adds an estimated 20 percent to the cost of construction projects.

He said the unions were too strong in the state, at which point the success of pro-citizen legislation in even more union-strong states like Michigan and Wisconsin was brought up. The members of the group noted that this is why many Pennsylvanians who are inclined to vote Republican are becoming very upset with the party as it controls the legislature and the governor’s office.

Erickson noted that he does not oppose paycheck protection — a law ending forced deductions from workers’ paychecks to pay for the salaries of union officers and lobbyists — and would vote for such a bill.

Erickson also said the looming ObamaCare changes are going to place a great burden on the people of the state, and have a major and negative impact on health care.

He noted that legislation he created and fought for establishing community-based health care clinic has finally become law and will help ease some of the suffering. The Patriots noted that was an excellent idea and praised him for it.

Erickson indicated he agreed with many of the groups fiscal concerns as well as those regarding the way some government officials seem to be shunting aside the rule of law. He expressed a willingness to work with the group on areas of common interest.

 Sen Ted Erickson Gives Legislative Rundown To Delco Pats

Picnic With The Patriots In Delaware County

Picnic With The Patriots In Delaware CountyPicnic With The Patriots — The Delaware County Patriots had its 3rd Annual Picnic in the Park, today, June 23 at Pavilion 17 in Ridley Creek State Park. The company was great, the conversation interesting, and the food delicious.
Picnic With The Patriots

IHTPA On Sarah’s Transplant

Teri Adams of the Independence Hall Tea Party Association has made a statement regarding yesterday’s lung transplant for Sarah Murnaghan.

It’s worth repeating

Of course, the terminally ill Sarah would never have gotten a second chance at life had a federal judge not intervened and overruled the policy of a cruel federal bureaucracy led by the heartless Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.

Kathleen Sebelius is the real life embodiment of Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher), a calculatingly vicious character from the 1975 Academy Award winning film One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.

That a feckless government could have the ability to prevent an innocent child from receiving necessary life-sustaining treatment should be a wake-up call to us all–liberals and moderates, too–regarding the ugly nature of ObamaCare.

We continue to pray for Sarah and her family just as assuredly as we continue to fight the healthcare beast named for our sitting President.  And like the Murnaghans, we shall overcome.

We thank our area Republican Congressional Delegation–especially the two Patricks–Toomey and Meehan–for their efforts to save this young girl’s life.

 

IHTPA On Sarah’s Transplant

Michele Bachmann Coming To Philly

Michele Bachmann Coming To Philly — Minnesota Congresswomen Michele Bachmann, who made a run fro the presidency last year, will speak at the Union League of Philadelphia, noon, Friday, June 7 following a reception that begins at 11:30 a.m.

Tickets are $50. The event is sponsored by The Union League Public Affairs Committee and Philadelphia Freedom Center.

For information call  484-380-2549. To register click here

Hat tip Bob Guzzardi

Something To Ponder

Why did the IRS investigate Tea Party groups but no establishment Republican groups? Just throwing it out there to give you something to think about on sleepless nights.

Fight feudalism.