Thursday, April 14, 2011

The Groundswell, April 2011

This month: So, You Want to Run for Office..., a look at how tea parties are impacting school boards, and some new resources.   
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 April 29-30
Coral Springs, FL

 April 30
Sturtevant, WI 
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May 7
Cleveland, TN 

May 14
Concord, NH 


May 18
Northglenn, CO

May19
Winchester, VA

So, You Want to Run for Office...Part 1

By Matt Robbins, National Executive Director
 
Many new activists and groups are fuzzy on exactly how to go about becoming the next crop of liberty-minded leaders. Where and how should you begin considering a run for office? When do you decide it's YOU that should step forward? Putting your name on the ballot involves enormous sacrifice, followed only in magnatude of difficulty by the actual job of becoming a public servant... that is, IF you win a campaign.

In the spirit of "stacking the deck" with right-thinking, credable, competent candidates, here are some short cuts that can allow for a rolling start should you decide to throw your name in the proverbial hat. 

First, get a political lay of the land. Look for open seats! If you live in a state where there are term limits at the state legislative level, an open seat is the best opportunity for a new, solid candidate. So do your homework in a term limited state (compile a list of all open seats coming up) and find out which seats are open in 2012.

(For the entire article, click here.)

Why America is Great

Our historical pamphlet series is one of our popular resources- and Volume 5, "To Form a More Perfect Union", has now been released! All five pamphlets can be found here.

One Woman, One Vote 

Read American Majority President Ned Ryun's most recent article in the American Spectator, highlighting True the Vote's election integrity program.

#winning

In April, Education Week took a look at how the Tea Party Movement is impacting school board elections across the nation, and how AM is part of that. Read the full article here.

  
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Thursday, April 7, 2011

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From: DeWitt Edwards ;
Date: Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 9:56 PM
Subject: [Peninsula-Patriots] Fw: AGENDA 21IN ONE EASY LESSON

I received this from Jonnie Adams today and it is great. Have a look and I think you will agree.

L. DeWitt Edwards 
A nation can survive it's fools, even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within.
                                                                                           Author Malous Cicero



--- On Wed, 4/6/11, Jonnie Adams 
Date: Wednesday, April 6, 2011, 8:44 PM

AGENDA 21 IN ONE EASY LESSON

by Tom DeWeese
April 6, 2011
NewsWithViews.com

Awareness of Agenda 21 and Sustainable Development is racing across
the nation as citizens in community after community are learning what
their city planners are actually up to. As awareness grows, I am
receiving more and more calls for tools to help activists fight back.
Many complain that elected officials just won't read detailed reports
or watch long videos. "Can you give us something that is quick, and
easy to read that we can hand out," I'm asked.

Monday, March 21, 2011

Thursday, March 17, 2011

The Groundswell, March 2011

This month: 7 Secrets of Political Consultants, an update from Wisconsin, and a look at 2012...   
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The 7 Secrets of Political Consultants

by Matt Robbins

Last month I talked about a few things elected officials would probably rather you didn't know. And since we here at American Majority are all about stripping the political process down, it's time to do the same for the modern-day priesthood: political consultants. Now, some of my friends make their living in this arena, but I'd be lying if I didn't tell you, both they and I get pretty disgusted with many aspects of their field. So, let's dig in and suss out 7 of their secrets:

1) It's said the best trick the devil ever pulled was convincing folks he didn't exist. This is kind of the reverse of Elected Official Syndrome, where a lawmaker wants you to believe in their godlike qualities. Instead, political consultants tend to vanish like gorillas in the mist between campaigns (especially ones like last year, where "insiders" are considered persona non grata). But just like the mosquito you hear buzzing about in a dark room, you know they're still there.

2) And not only are they still around, they're calling most of the shots. Lobbyists get all the bad press, but political consultants have created a cottage industry for themselves. That permanent campaign you're sick to death of? The negative campaigning you hate? Their baby. A poltical "military-industrial complex" means endless job security for them. Think of them as those walkers just out of camera sight, directing the gigantic Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons around every twist and turn on 34th Street.

Read the rest of the list here.

Matt Robbins is the National Executive Director of American Majority

Anita MonCrief

Most of you know Anita's story, and many of you have heard her speak- now she is joining forces with American Majority to share her knowledge of ACORN with you. She has already started training groups across the country how to successfully (LEGALLY) register voters, and spot voter fraud. In March she will be training at the True the Vote Summit in Houston.

A Tea Party Straw Poll 

Speculation about the 2012 Presidential Election is in full swing- whoever enters the race is going to claim the support of the tea party movement. But who does the grassroots want to see run? Take a look at this straw poll, vote on your preferences in the given match-ups, and tell us who you'd like to see in the Oval Office!

On the Ground in Wisconsin

After the great rally in support of Govenor Walker on February 19th in Madison, American Majority has been hard at work training tea party groups there and around the nation. As the need for new candidates becomes clearer every day, new leaders are stepping up to fill the void and stand for responsible government. The battle in WI is far from over- local budget debates and special elections are on the horizon! 
  
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