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PR: Dana Kennedy, Partisan Charity or Personal Enrichment?

October 20, 2009 By 2 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Questions About Personal Enrichment Via Partisan Charity Emerge For Phoenix City Council Candidate Dana Kennedy

PHOENIX, ARIZONA. OCTOBER 20, 2009. While it’s unknown if U2 will sing “Vertigo” at University of Phoenix Stadium tonight, it’s almost certain Phoenix voters will catch a case of political vertigo after learning of council candidate Dana Kennedy’s personal enrichment via a partisan charity.

“Emerge AZ,” a charity run by Kennedy, was founded to train liberals running for political office. But tax records show that it is Kennedy herself who seems to be winning the most.

In the most recent tax filings available over half of the charitable monies raised were used to pay Kennedy herself. Only $1,000 was spent on “training,” the supposed intent of the charity, while some $6,000 were spent on parties.

Additionally, Kennedy appears to have failed to disclose her position as a board member for the same charity, creating even more questions about her conflicts of interest with the charity and reasons for hiding it.

“Creating jobs and providing remedies for the city budget situation are the two biggest challenges facing Phoenix today. But creating a job for one’s self via charitable donations is not effective or appropriate experience for helping Phoenicians getting jobs in this recession. And if Sal Diciccio’s opponent cannot ethically manage a small charitable budget how in the world would she be able to help with the second largest budget in the State of Arizona?” said Sal Diciccio for Council supporter and Phoenix neighborhood leader Alex Tauber.

For copies of the most recent tax records or additional comment please contact Jason Rose.

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Following Arizona’s money

October 20, 2009 By 1 Comment

by Byron Schlomach, Ph.D.
Goldwater Institute
 
Nine hundred and twenty dollars per second. That’s how fast Arizona’s state government spends our tax money. Following the recent update of the Goldwater Institute’s spending clock, people asked how we arrived at that particular number. Allow me to explain.

Nine hundred and twenty dollars per second is $29 billion divided by 31,536,000–total state spending divided by the number of seconds in a typical 365-day year. The media always talk about the state’s General Fund spending, which is officially budgeted at $9.4 billion this year. But when you add up all of the funds available for state government to spend, the total grows to $29 billion.

The General Fund consists of money mainly from state sales and income taxes and can theoretically be used for any purpose at the discretion of the legislature. There are other appropriated funds, such as licensing fees, that the legislature also has discretion over, currently budgeted at $3 billion. Yet another category is “non-appropriated” spending, much of it in somewhat self-supported government functions like universities and state parks, where spending is estimated at $6.8 billion. Then, there is federal funding. This year, federal money passed through the state is expected to total $10.4 billion.

Arizona’s GDP in 2008 was $249 billion. That means about 12 percent of the state’s GDP is determined by spending through state government, a sector that hotel and casino magnate Steve Wynn recently pointed out is not the productive part of our economy. Arizona must reduce state government and give private, more productive sectors the opportunity to grow our shrinking economy.
 
Byron Schlomach, Ph.D., is the director of the Goldwater Institute’s Center for Economic Prosperity.

Filed Under: Economics, Government, Spending, State Budget, State Government

Politics on the Rocks event Nov. 12th

October 20, 2009 By 2 Comments
Republicanville.com National Launch Party at The W Hotel Scottsdale Thursday, November 12th, 6:00 PM

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Many of Arizona’s most influential politicians will be on hand for this event and there will be $6 cocktail and $4 beer specials during the event. Also, we will have a live DJ for entertainment!

Come join Politics on the Rocks, Arizona’s largest Republican & Conservative networking group, as we celebrate the national launch of Republicanville.com. aims to change the political landscape. The site is founded on the core principles of fiscal conservatism, smaller government, low taxes, stronger defense, and capitalism.

Republicanville provides individuals and political leaders a social network that is strictly for their political involvement, where everyone is free to speak their mind with others who share the same political interests and voting goals. This unique virtual nation will allow everyone to connect instantly and personally with friends, elected officials, candidates, and organizations.

Branded “A social network of the people, by the people, and for the people,” this online social network will give citizens and politicians FREE networking tools to advance their political views and communicate with their constituents. Members can make new friends and express what’s on their mind using blogs, videos, pictures and social linking. Members can also start groups, post events & jobs and chat live. In the works are a number of amazing features and applications to assist in connecting individuals with their elected officials and vice versa.

One of the most interesting features of the social network is that you can handle all your tweets, followers, and search twitter without ever leaving the site. Another great feature is that you can invite all your friends from Facebook, LinkedIn, email accounts and other networks all inside republicanville.

We look forward to seeing everyone on Thursday, November 12th 6:00 PM at The W Hotel Scottsdale.

Regards,
Politics on the Rocks Executive Board



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REMINDER: Republican Professionals 2-Year Anniversary Party Tonight!

October 20, 2009 By

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Scottsdale, Arizona – The popular networking group, Republican Professionals, will be celebrating its two-year anniversary at the renowned Scottsdale Plaza Resort on Tuesday, October 20, at 6pm. This month’s special event features remarks by three highly accomplished women from Arizona’s political scene.

Brenda Burns, one of the honorees, was the first woman to become Arizona House Majority Leader and repeated her remarkable feat as the first woman to be Arizona Senate President.  Joining her will be Laura Knaperek, who served eight years in the Arizona State House, and Starlee Rhoades, the Vice President of Communications at the Goldwater Institute.  All three distinguished guests will discuss their experiences and the important roles that many women perform, in public service.

In addition, leaders from the Dodie London Series, which seeks to increase the number and influence of Arizona’s Republican women in government and politics, will be in attendance.

The Republican Professionals milestone is going to be celebrated with a champagne toast, silent auction, and party favors.  Thousands of people, over the last two years, have attended the Republican Professionals’ free networking events.  Elected officials, political candidates and business professionals have enjoyed coming together to meet and discuss ways to help make the Republican Party grow in Arizona.  Prominent guests of honor at previous events include Jan Brewer, Ken Bennett and Joe Arpaio.

The event will be held at the Scottsdale Plaza Resort’s Cypress Court from 6pm to 8pm.  The hotel has arranged food and drink menu specials for the invited guests of Republican Professionals.  Given the popularity of past events and the buzz generated by our anniversary announcement, Republican Professionals highly encourages you to RSVP.

Republican Professionals hosts free networking events, each month, in the Phoenix metropolitan area.  For more information, and to RSVP, contact Thomas Galvin, Executive Vice President, at thomas@republicanprofessionals.org.  The group’s website is www.phoenix.republicanprofessionals.org/

The purpose of Republican Professionals is to increase the participation of Republicans in the political process, further the goals of the Republican Party, and bring Republicans together so that they may network, volunteer, organize and communicate with fellow professionals.

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Bloggers on the Budget

October 19, 2009 By 2 Comments

I almost forgot to mention that I will be debating the state budget with Donna Gratehouse from DemocraticDiva.com tomorrow. You should be able to catch it at 7 PM tomorrow night at Cox7Arizona (http://www.cox7.com/).  Here are two media mentions today:

“Cox to host online forum on state budget issues,” Phoenix Business Journal

“Cox, bloggers team up for state budget forum,” Le Templar, What I Know, East Valley Tribune

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Republic report oversimplifies school choice bottom line

October 19, 2009 By 4 Comments

by Matthew Ladner, Ph.D.
Goldwater Institute
 
Last Wednesday, the Arizona Republic ran a complex story with an unfortunately oversimplified headline: Tuition tax credits drain state money. The headline is all the more unfortunate given the fact that by the Republic reporter’s own estimation the program results in a $3 million savings to taxpayers. I wish someone would “drain” my bank account in a similar fashion.

While the headline left something to be desired, the reporter made a serious effort to bean count the individual and corporate tuition tax credit programs. The corporate tax credit, which is only eligible for students switching from public to private schools, was designed to generate savings, and obviously does so. The individual credit does not have the same eligibility requirements, and thus is a good deal more complex.

For starters, there are varying estimates of private school attendance in Arizona. Republic reporter Robert Hansen’s estimation technique is highly dependent on this. The Arizona Private School Directory lists more than 3,000 more private school students than the National Center for Education statistics Hansen used in his research. It would not shock me if they both underestimate the true number, which would generate larger savings.

Second, there are more than 100,000 students attending Arizona charter schools. In the absence of the tax credit program, there would have been a substantial overall decline in private school enrollment. Whether those kids went to charter or district schools, they would have cost taxpayers money. More to the point, they will have led the Republic to seriously underestimate the number of private school children who would otherwise be attending public schools without the tax credit program.

If private school choice opponents are scandalized by the thought that the credit might cost the state money, I’d like to call their bluff. Arizona lawmakers can create a personal-use tax credit for students switching from a public to a private schools (i.e. if my kid switches from a public to a private school, I take a tax credit). We can set the maximum credit at $3,000, and taxpayers will save thousands of dollars every time a kid switches. Such a program would definitely help close the state’s yawning structural budget deficit.
 
Dr. Matthew Ladner is vice president for research at the Goldwater Institute.

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PR: Gosar Hires Top Political Team for 2010 CD-1 Race

October 19, 2009 By 1 Comment

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, October 19, 2009

Dr. Paul Gosar Hires Top Political Team for 2010 Congressional District One Race

Flagstaff, AZ. October 19, 2009: Today, congressional candidate Paul Gosar announced that he has assembled a noteworthy team of successful political and fundraising veterans to help his path to victory in 2010.

Dr. Gosar is running for the Republican nomination to face off against Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick in Arizona’s First Congressional District. The Gosar for Congress campaign now includes web-marketing guru Max Fose, McCain for President fundraiser Andrea Evans, former David Schweikert for Congress staffer J.P. Twist, and Rose & Allyn Public Relations.

“I am excited about the exceptional team that we have put together and look forward to working with them to put a small businessman in Congress rather than yet another lawyer, lobbyist or politician,” said Dr. Gosar. Currently, there are more than 170 lawyers serving in the U.S House of Representatives and 58 in the U.S. Senate.

Dr. Gosar has started to fill his campaign coffers too, having raised almost $150,000 since forming his committee in May. He has been endorsed by the American Dental Political Action Committee. Dr. Gosar is a practicing dentist in Flagstaff, AZ, where he has lived for 24 years. He is Arizona’s former “Dentist of the Year.”He is married and has three children.

For more information, go to www.gosarforcongress.com.

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MC CrowBar’s Peace Prize

October 16, 2009 By Leave a Comment

This is perfect for a Friday. I’m not a big fan of rap but I have to admit, Steven Crowder makes it tolerable. Enjoy!

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Open borders Hispanic “Republican” featured in Arizona Republic

October 15, 2009 By 15 Comments

Another example of biased journalism from the Republic. In a large feature article in yesterday’s paper, DeeDee Blase’s efforts to register Hispanics as Republicans was profiled. What the article completely omitted mentioning, however was that Blase represents the liberal wing of the Republican Party and not the average Hispanic Republican.  The article created the impression that Blase represents Hispanic Republicans.  She doesn’t.  The average Hispanic Republican generally supports enforcing our borders, and they are not focused on hatred for Sheriff Arpaio. Hispanics on the far left who have predominantly Democrat viewpoints may naturally take that position, but not the ones in the middle who Blase is trying to recruit. Most moderate or Republican Hispanics are reasonable and are not open borders advocates like Blase. Blase’s position on illegal immigration would be more at home in the Democrat Party.

One of the most active Hispanic Republicans in the Valley is Alice Lara, who sits on the Special Healthcare District Board. She was endorsed by both Sheriff Arpaio and County Attorney Thomas, and is an officer in the Arizona Latino Republican Association. She is more representative of Arizona’s Republican Latinos than Blase.  Blase’s approach is divisive, and would cut people out of the party instead of being inclusive, shrinking the party. It would also move the party further to the left.  Many Hispanics would be turned off by her criticism of Arpaio and Pearce. It is unfortunate that the Republic would choose to profile someone as radical as Blase as representative of Hispanic Republicans, instead of Lara. Lara has been active in the Valley political scene for years, as a former KFYI producer and current assistant to lobbyist Stan Barnes. Where did DeeDee Blase come from and has anyone heard of her? Blase calls her group Somos Republicans (somos in Spanish is the plural of “to be,” or “we are”).  It is telling that she didn’t join Arizona Latino Republicans, but formed her own group. She is likely too radical for ALRA.

One Hispanic friend of mine had this to say about the article:

Yes I saw the article – I do not agree with her illegal immigration stance.  I do not think our party should be defined around the dislikes of fellow Rs. We don’t have to be in love with each other but we have important common political philosophies to strengthen and it disturbs me to see misplaced compassion used in this way to further a personal agenda.

Her action in my opinion demonstrates/promotes/illustrates further division in the Republican party and more so in those who happen to be prospective Republican Hispanics.  This is America and there is room for all opinions.

Filed Under: Culture, Illegal Immigration, Media, Political Parties, Race Relations

Fundraiser for Andrew Thomas for Attorney General Exploratory Campaign

October 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment

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ANDREW THOMAS

TO SUPPORT HIS EXPLORATORY CAMPAIGN

FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ARIZONA

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Tough economic times do not deter subsidies

October 15, 2009 By 2 Comments

by Clint Bolick
Goldwater Institute
 
Amidst budget cuts and worker furloughs, some cities still are finding cash to subsidize developers.

Tempe recently authorized a taxpayer subsidy potentially worth more than $150,000 for a new Sea Life Aquarium that will be built at Arizona Mills shopping center by the owner of Legoland and the Madame Tussauds wax museums.

The agreement provides rebates of all construction sales taxes related to the project, along with up to $78,000 in sales tax proceeds and waiver of all city development fees up to $70,000. The city gets nothing in return except the developer’s promise to construct an enterprise for its own profit.

The only explanation for the deal is that the project would not be “economically feasible” without tax rebates. Where have we heard that before? Oh, yes: the CityNorth subsidy, ruled illegal by the Court of Appeals and currently before the Arizona Supreme Court.
 
One need only compare the CityNorth developer’s grandiose promises with the actual project’s grim reality to appreciate the wisdom of our Constitution’s framers in forbidding gifts to private businesses.
 
As one well-informed commentator put it, “When government gives taxpayer money to a favored business, it must tax the rest of the public with that missing share. Small businesses, or those less connected to government leaders, or those who cannot hire lawyers and lobbyists to fight for their own subsidies, are left holding the bag.”

The author of those eloquent words? Tempe Mayor Hugh Hallman, who co-published an article with Scottsdale Mayor Jim Lane and Paradise Valley Mayor Vernon Parker opposing subsidies. Yet Hallman inexplicably voted for this one.
 
It’s clear that cities will not overcome their addiction to corporate welfare until either the Arizona Supreme Court enforces the Gift Clause or the Legislature acts to curb the abuses.

Clint Bolick is director of the Goldwater Institute Scharf-Norton Center for Constitutional Litigation.

Filed Under: City Government, Constitutional Law, Economic Development, Taxation

Let’s Pass the Hat to Finish Rio Nuevo Gardens

October 15, 2009 By 5 Comments

The genius think-tank that is the Tucson City Council outdoes themselves again.  After they blew through millions of taxpayer dollars to fund Rio Nuevo and left us with nothing but a big hole in the ground, Mayor Bob and the seven dwarfs (I put Mike Letcher in there) have come up with a great idea to get something, anything, happening downtown.

The city of Tucson will pass the hat, hoping to rake in as much as $1 million in private donations, to help finish Rio Nuevo’s Mission Gardens — the centerpiece of what voters approved 10 years ago.

This Wednesday marked the beginning of Operation Sucker Tucson.  It started with the city council actually agreeing on something but it doesn’t actually start yet.

Wednesday’s unanimous council vote directs contributions to go to a citizens group called Friends of Tucson’s Birthplace. However, the group cannot yet collect donations because it doesn’t have tax-exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service.

No telling how long that will take and a call the the city council revealed that they of course didn’t know how long it was going to take the IRS to put their stamp of approval on it.  Hopefully it will take less than the 10 years it took the city council to agree that it was time to start planning to move forward and begin the process of getting started and moving forward.

Operation Sucker Tucson continues:

The donations would go only to finish the Mission Gardens, not the entire Tucson Origins Heritage Park, which was to include the re-creation of Tucson’s birthplace including the Mission San Agustín and its convention, granary and Carrillo House, for which the city spent $9 million on design and plans.

People get suckered out of their hard earned money every day.  You can watch on television as they tell their sad tale, which will always include the recently-swindled moaning, “But he seemed like such a nice guy!“.  Well of course he was a nice guy.  If he wasn’t a nice guy, you never would have given him the money.

Bernie Madoff seemed like a nice guy too.  And he bled people out of billions.  I find it absurd that anyone would would give money to a man who’s last name is MADE OFF.  That should have been a clue for any potential “investor”.

By now, the residents of Tucson should be well aware of the modus operandi of the Tucson City Council.  Don’t start sobbing if when you hoodwinked this time.

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The Hazards of Awarding Expectations: Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Barack Obama

October 14, 2009 By 1 Comment

From the New York Daily News: “In Friday’s announcement, the committee said giving Obama the peace prize could be seen as an early vote of confidence intended to build global support for the policies of his young administration.”
(Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2009/10/14/2009-10-14_jury_defends_giving_barack_obama_2009_nobel_peace_prize_he_got_the_prize_for_wha.html#ixzz0TyqfKuPi )
There is a historical precedent for caution in handing out major awards based on enthusiasm rather than actual achievement in the figure of General George McClellan. A “brilliant engineer and highly capable organizer,” McClellan benefitted from a quick rise to high command, returning from military retirement as a captain to begin service as a major general in 1861, to commander-in-chief, USA by 1862. “Letting his rapid rise from retired captain to major general go to his head, he issued comical denials of any desire to become a dictator.” ( www.civilwarhome.com/macbio/htm )
McClellan, with a respectable background in Crimean War siege operations field study; a new improved saddle for the military, the “McClellan Saddle,” plus few minor victories under his belt was soon dubbed, “The Young Napoleon.” His great potential seemed evident with his masterful forming of the Army of the Potomac, his engineering and organizational skills were on full display. But when it came to actual conduct of war, McClellan was not able to carry forth those skills into action. He had a bad habit of overestimating the enemy, and constantly asked for reinforcements to the exasperation of President Lincoln. When General Lee’s battle plans were captured, McClellan was not capable of acting decisively to take advantage of the unexpected intelligence windfall he’d been given. While the soldiers of the Army of the Potomac called him, “Little Mac,” the media was referring to him less kindly, “Mac the Unready,” and “The Little Corporal of Unsought fields.” ( www.civilwarhome.com/macbio.htm ) He added to his pattern of hesitation and indecision in the field with losses at Antietam, allowing General Lee to escape with his army.
His timidity in engaging an actual enemy rather than the drill field brought him the humiliation of JEB Stuart’s cavalry riding completely around the Army of the Potomac, a failure which forced McClellan to relinquish command. While he ran against the Republican Lincoln for president as a Democrat, McClellan did not agree with the Democrat Party plank of calling for an end to the war, a war the Democrats labeled a ‘failure’” – instead calling for a clear policy of victory.
( www.civilwarhome.com/macbio.htm ) “The Young Napoleon” McClellan won only three states and resigned from the military on the day of the election, a cautionary lesson in bestowing accolades before they are earned.

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CD-1 GOP Debate Now Online

October 14, 2009 By 6 Comments

Yesterday, the Mingus Mountain Republican Club sponsored a debate between the three Republican candidates running to replace Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick. Here are clips of the three candidates: Rusty Bowers, Paul Gosar and Bradley Beauchamp:

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PR: Mingus Mountain GOP Endorses Beauchamp at CD-1 Debate

October 14, 2009 By

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Mingus Mountain Republican Club Sponsors CD-1 Debate – Club Endorses Beauchamp

For Immediate Release: October 14, 2009

(Cottonwood, AZ) – The Mingus Mountain Republican Club sponsored the first CD-1 debate for Republican candidates seeking to unseat Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D-Flagstaff). The debate was held at Murphy’s Grill in Cottonwood on Wednesday, October 13, 2009 at 11:30 AM. The three candidates, Bradley Beauchamp from Globe, Paul Gosar from Flagstaff, and Rusty Bowers from Mesa, each were given 10 minutes for opening remarks. The audience then asked questions of the candidates for 40 minutes. Topics included the economy, the military, immigration, the role of the federal government, health care, and the Constitution.

The Mingus Mountain Republican Club endorsed Bradley Beauchamp for CD-1. Mingus Mountain Club President Dan McIlroy said, “Bradley is clearly the best candidate of the three. He knows the Constitution and has the ability to defend it in the halls of Congress. Our current representative seems to do the bidding of the Democrat leadership rather than listening to the citizens of the district. Bradley listens to the citizens and will never walk away from those citizens. Bradley is our choice for Congress.”

CD-1 is one of the largest congressional districts in the country, covering an area larger than the state of New York. CD-1 is made up of Apache, Coconino, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, Navajo, Yavapai, and western Pinal counties.

Sonoran Alliance has pulled comments until we have clarification on this post.

Filed Under: Campaigns & Elections, Endorsements, Press Release

Arizona Taxpayer Events – Tonight thru the 17th

October 14, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Arizonans for Prosperity

It’s not too late to attend the Health Care debate tonight at Phoenix College! In fact, there are a number of events for taxpayer activists over the next few days. Here is the list for those who want to get involved and learn more. Just remember, if you don’t get involved, some liberal activist will!

Debate: “Health Care: Is More Government Involvement the Solution?”
Date: Wednesday, October 14 Time: 7:00 to 9:00 pm
City: Phoenix
Host(s): Phoenix College Business School
Ideological Orientation of Host(s): Neutral
Location: Phoenix College Bulpitt Auditorium, 1202 W. Thomas Road, Phoenix, AZ
Map: www.pc.maricopa.edu/map/  (Park in the West parking lot.)
Contact: Beverly Jenkins, beverly.jenkins@pcmail.maricopa.edu, (602) 285-7681
More info: No RSVP necessary. Panelists supporting more government intervention in health care include Tara Plese, with the Arizona Association of Community Health Centers, and Dr. Leonard Kirschner, president of AARP Arizona. Panelists against more government involvement are Goldwater Institute economist Dr. Byron Schlomach and Phoenix surgeon Dr. Jeff Singer.

 Forum: “The Future of Health Care in America”
Date: Thursday, October 15 Time: 6:00 to 8:00 pm
City: Tempe
Host(s): Network of Enlightened Women, Young America’s Foundation, Goldwater Institute, The Heartland Institute, AFP Arizona, and Consumers for Health Care Choices
Ideological Orientation of Host(s): Free-Market
Location: ASU (Tempe) Memorial Union, Ventana Ballroom, #241 BC
Maps: Memorial Union: http://www.asu.edu/studentaffairs/mu/docs/MUmap_2008.pdf
Parking: http://www.asu.edu/parking/pdf/map_tempe.pdf
Contact: Margaret Zukas, Margaret.zukas@cox.net, (602) 540-8386
More info: No RSVP necessary. Panelists will include Goldwater Institute economist Dr. Byron Schlomach, Heartland Institute health care policy fellow Dr. Richard Dolinar, M.D., and ASU economics professor Dr. William Boyes. Round Table Discussion of the successes in free-market health care reform, the threats to innovation and choice in the proposed reforms, and the historical examples of the failures of government programs.

Tea Party: Taking America Back–Restoring the Constitution
Date: Friday, October 16 Time: 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
City: Phoenix
Host(s): Coalition for a Conservative Majority, Liberty Caucus, CNC, AFP Arizona, et al
Ideology of Host(s): Patriotic/Free-Market/ Conservative/Libertarian/Constitutionalist
Location: Arizona State Capitol, 1700 W. Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ 85007
Map: http://www.americansforprosperity.com/files/azcapitolmallparkingmap.pdf
RSVP: Robert Zuluaga, robertazccm@gmail.com More Info: http://www.ccmphoenix.org

Policy & Activism Forum: “Take America Back” Freedom Forum
Date: Saturday, October 17 Time: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
City: Phoenix
Host(s): Coalition for a Conservative Majority, Liberty Caucus, CNC, AFP Arizona, et al
Ideological Orientation of Host(s): Patriotic/Free-Market/ Conservative/Libertarian/Constitutionalist
Location: Phoenix Civic Center, 100 N. 3rd Street, Phoenix, AZ (Note: the Civic Center is very close to the Arizona Republic office—target of the Can You Hear US Now? Protest—see below.)
RSVP: Robert Zuluaga, robertazccm@gmail.com Info: http://freedomforum.ccmajority.com/

Media Protest: Can You Hear US Now? Media Protest
Date: Saturday, October 17 Time: 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
City: Phoenix
Host(s): Greater Phoenix Tea Party, and other Tea Party groups
Ideological Orientation of Host(s): Patriotic/Free-Market/ Conservative/Libertarian/Constitutionalist
Location: Arizona Republic, 200 E. Van Buren, Phoenix, 85004 (Note: the Republic office is very close to the Phoenix Civic Center—site of the “Take America Back” Forum—see above.)
More Info and RSVP: www.greaterphoenixteaparty.com

For AFP Arizona’s full list of upcoming events, go to: http://www.americansforprosperity.org/files/azevents10-14-09.pdf

For updates on events, go to www.aztaxpayers.org, and scroll down to “What’s News”

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