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From the beginning, JD Hayworth has been there for the Arizona TEA Party movement, giving them a voice and credibility. Now it’s time to get solidly behind JD Hayworth as he takes on the Establishment and the effort to restore our Constitutional Republic.
We are excited to Announce:
United We Stand For Americans and The Patriot Caucus will be hosting our first Arizona Border Tea Party Rally as the “United Border Coalition“
The United Border Coalition Tea Party will be held on the AZ border on August 15th 2010 9:00 AM-12:00 PM. The rally location to be disclosed on UWSFA.org and The Patriot Caucus over the next few days.
This Tea Party Rally is to show support for Arizona, and it’s rights to enforce the Immigration Laws that the Federal Government won’t!
SB1070 is a common sense law passed by the Arizona legislature that enables the state to enforce federal law on illegal immigration
We are asking everyone to help advertise this AZ rally though email, Facebook, Twitter and other online social medias.
You can also help by donating $10.00 at United Border Coalition.com
Lets help Arizona win the fight to protect it’s borders and enforce it’s laws.
Thank you for your support in advance.
Follow the link below for more details.
http://unitedbordercoalition.com/
Please RSVP as Attending if you will watch the live broadcast on http://uwsfa.org/
Please send all inquiries to:
UBC@unitedwestandforamericans.org
Watch Roundtable Politics interview Sheriff Joe Arpaio live tonight at 7pm PST on ustream.tv as he talks about SB1070, the Tea Party protest against the Board of Supervisors’ attempted bailouts of themselves this Wednesday, and a fundraiser he is hosting for Andrew Thomas on Tuesday.
This gentleman is obviously angry and on a crusade to expose John McCain and Bob Barrett over some sort of coverup.
Some great shots of the McCain staffers at work.
Bet you didn’t see this photo in your local newspaper?
Anyone with photos from yesterday’s Tea Parties, please send us a link and we will put a front page link right here on Sonoran Alliance. (please send your photos to sonoranalliance@gmail.com).
KFYI photo gallery of Tempe Diablo Tea Party
Jill Arizona’s Photos – Tucson Tea Party
Cactus Bill’s Flickr – Tucson Tea Party
There is Hope for Arizona – Prescott Tea Party
Right Brain Photography – Tempe Tea Party
Here is video of the two Senate candidates who spoke at last Saturday’s Tea Party event at the State Capitol. This is courtesy of Arizona Smart Girl Politics.
Lest we forget about Congressional District 7, here is the latest video from Ruth McClung and her campaign.
Ruth’s theme is “Maybe It Does Take a Rocket Scientist” (did I mention that Ruth really is a rocket scientist?) to win in the bluest of blue Arizona congressional districts. Ruth may have an uphill battle here in Arizona against the most liberal member of the Arizona congressional delegation, but if there is any time to win in CD-7, it is this year.
Here’s a great suggestion. While the gentlemen in CD-8 battle amongst themselves for the Republican nomination, let’s put some resources into Ruth’s campaign. Whether that’s time, talent or treasure (especially treasure!), let’s make sure she has what she needs to take on Raul Grijalva in November. I for one am not going to write off CD-7 for the Republicans. The people are angry and ready to vote out incumbents like Grijalva – especially liberal Grijalva.
Contact Ruth’s campaign today and sign up to support her bid to represent the good people of Arizona’s 7th Congressional District.
Here are two videos from the HonkNo campaign that occurred today. These are both from Tucson and right outside CD-8′s Gabrielle Giffords’ Congressional office on the southwest corner of Pima and Swan Road.
February 25, 2010
Dear Scottsdale/CD5 Taxpayer:
Three upcoming taxpayer events are listed below. Be sure to check out the picture of our gigantic inflatable ATM machine, which we will deploy in front of Scottsdale City Hall for the rally against the Bed Tax on Tuesday afternoon, March 2:
http://www.americansforprosperity.org/022510-three-big-taxpayer-events-scottsdale
(ATM stands for “Already Taxed to the Max.” The message of our upcoming statewide ATM campaign is that politicians should stop treating taxpayers like an ATM machine whenever they get short on cash.)
If that link doesn’t work for you, just go to www.aztaxpayers.org and scroll down under What’s New until you see the photo.
Event Type: Tea Party Protest
Topic: HONKING for Health Care Freedom
City: Scottsdale
Date: Saturday, February 27
Time: 1:00 to 3:00 pm
Host(s): Scottsdale Tea Party Patriots
Location: Harry Mitchell District Office, Camelback and Scottsdale Road, SE corner.
Ideological Orientation of Host(s): Patriotic/Free-Market/ Conservative/Libertarian/Constitutionalist
Contact/Sign Ideas: Judy Hoelscher, judy@shadowlakes.com
More Info: http://www.meetup.com/Scottsdale-Tea-Party/calendar/12706997/ Keep calling Congressman Mitchell! His Scottsdale number is 480-946-2411. DC number: 202-225-2190.
Here is a video from our last Honking event, in Flagstaff:
http://www.americansforprosperity.org/021710-video-honking-health-care-freedom-flagstaff
Event Type: Rally Against the Prop 200 Bed Tax
City: Scottsdale
Date: Tuesday, March 2
Time: 4:30 to 5:30 pm
Host(s): AFP Arizona, Scottsdale Tea Party Patriots, Stop the Tax – NO on 200
Ideological Orientation of Host(s): Patriotic/Free-Market/ Conservative/Libertarian/Constitutionalist
More info on the Bed Tax: http://www.goldwaterinstitute.org/article/4423
Media Inquiries: Ryan O’Daniel, (480) 941-0781, Tom Jenney, (602) 478-0146
Protest Info: Among other fun things, AFP Arizona will deploy its giant ATM machine, to make the point that the people of Scottsdale are Already Taxed to the Max. We are encouraging the people of Scottsdale to vote NO on the Prop 200 Bed Tax.
Event Type: Tea Party Meeting
Topic(s): Defending American Freedom
City: Scottsdale
Date: Tuesday, March 2
Time: 5:15 to 7:30 pm
Host(s): Scottsdale Tea Party Patriots
Location: Arabian Trail Library, 10187 E. McDowell Mountain Ranch Road, 85255
Ideological Orientation of Host(s): Patriotic/Free-Market/ Conservative/Libertarian/Constitutionalist
Contact: Honey Marques, h.marquesz@cox.net, (808) 283-3661
More Info: http://www.meetup.com/Scottsdale-Tea-Party/calendar/12374001
More statewide taxpayer events are posted at www.aztaxpayers.org. Scroll down to the top items under What’s New.
For Liberty,
–Tom
Tom Jenney
Arizona Director
Americans for Prosperity
(Arizona Federation of Taxpayers)
www.aztaxpayers.org
tjenney@afphq.org
(602) 478-0146
The Insurgency has begun!
Something tells me we are going to see a lot more of these!
(H/T to NobleThinking.com!)
Grassroots to Protest “Carbon Crooks” Thursday in Scottsdale
SCOTTSDALE—The Arizona chapter of Americans for Prosperity (AFP) announced today that it will team up with the Scottsdale Tea Party and FreedomWorks to protest economically damaging “cap-and-tax” legislation at the Edison Electric Institute’s annual board of directors meeting in Scottsdale on Thursday morning, January 7.
The protests will take place from 8:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the Scottsdale Road entrance to the Fairmont Scottsdale Hotel, at 7575 East Princess Drive, in Scottsdale (85255) and will feature marchers holding signs with slogans such as “Welcome, Carbon Crooks!” Above the Fairmont, an aerial protest banner will read, “EEI: Don’t wreck America with cap and tax.” AFP national policy director Phil Kerpen will be present to answer questions from the press and the public about the economic effects of the cap-and-trade proposals moving in Congress. Arizona Senator Sylvia Allen (R-Eastern Counties) is also scheduled to speak.
“The cap-and-tax bill would do serious damage to America’s economy and standard of living, said Kerpen. “The electric utility industry should be fighting the legislation with all its resources, but instead, it’s lobbying in favor of cap-and-tax in the vain hope of cutting a deal with the Obama administration and Democrats in Congress.”
The aerial banner will be sponsored by JunkScience.com publisher Steve Milloy, who explained that the electric utility industry is apparently giving up on efforts make profits by producing more electricity and selling it at competitive prices. “Instead,” Milloy said, “in exchange for supporting the Obama administration agenda, the utilities want government-guaranteed profits for selling less electricity. That means consumers and taxpayers will be picking up the tab—paying more for energy and getting less.”
The protests will occur as EPA administrator Lisa Jackson and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) address the utility CEOs inside the resort. “The presence of Administrator Jackson and Sen. Graham, along with such notorious rentseeking CEOs as John Rowe of Exelon and Jeff Sterba of PNM Resources should be of great interest to grassroots activists,” said AFP Arizona director Tom Jenney. “We need to expose the huge corporate welfare handouts hidden in the cap-and-trade legislation.”
Americans for Prosperity (AFP) is a nationwide organization of citizen leaders committed to advancing every individual’s right to economic freedom and opportunity. AFP believes reducing the size and scope of government is the best safeguard to ensuring individual productivity and prosperity for all Americans. AFP educates and engages citizens in support of restraining state and federal government growth, and returning government to its constitutional limits. AFP has more than 500,000 members, including members in all 50 states, and 24 state chapters. For more information, visit www.americansforprosperity.org
Photo courtesy of the Arizona Republic
In a strikingly bizarre twist, grocery store employees at Safeway and Fry’s Grocery have been picketing the stores’ union this week in order to stop it from picketing. The United Food & Commercial Union Local 99 is threatening to go on strike this Friday at 6pm over health insurance. Their reason? Safeway and Fry’s are planning on starting to charge employees a minimal cost for health insurance – $5 – $15/wk – which they now provide for free. The union is refusing to accept any cost at all. Even this minimal cost! Considering how expensive healthcare is, it seems ridiculous that the union can force the company to continue providing all health insurance for free.
Many Safeway and Fry’s employees realize this, and do not want to be out of work indefinitely during this down economy, right before Christmas. Estimates are that over 20,000 employees will be affected. Non-union employees may be prevented from working during the strike, and will receive no compensation. Union employees will receive $100/week in strike pay, a piddly amount, not much to tide them over. Arizona is a right to work state, meaning employees are not required to join unions. A strike will likely affect the non-union employees who just want to work. This is unfair.
Safeway and Fry’s have been preparing for the strike by hiring temporary workers to fill in. Out of care for their longtime employees, they are only hiring temporary employees, not permanent replacements. The two chains are sticking together, agreeing that if the union goes on strike against one chain, the other chain will lock its union employees out.
It is irresponsible of the union to be calling for a strike based on demands for free healthcare, especially at this time of year when the employees don’t want it. The unions aren’t representing the employees, they are representing the interests of the socialist bosses who run them. Most Americans realize that healthcare isn’t free, no matter how hard Obama and the Democrats in Congress try to ram it down our throats.
It is looking like a satisfactory agreement will not be achieved by 6pm Friday night. If so, the union will start picketing certain stores. They may only target Safeway, since Safeway has been struggling financially more than Fry’s. Or they may target just a few stores. Regardless, be prepared to shop at Safeway and Fry’s this weekend. Even if you don’t regularly shop at those stores, please consider stopping by to encourage them and keep their sales up. I am holding off my weekly shopping until this weekend and intend to buy extra purchases in addition there, instead of making an extra trip to Walmart to buy certain items cheaper. Don’t let a few socialists running the unions force their unrealistic demands upon employees against their will, causing them to suffer this Christmas season. Even the Arizona Republic has editorialized against the union strike! The union no longer represents the interests of its employees.
The National Right to Work Foundation is offering free legal aid to employees during the strike. There is some concern that union officials will try and prohibit union members from working during the strike, and NRWF wants to make sure union members know their rights. Union members have a right to continue working during the strike, however they may want to resign from the union in order to avoid oppressive union disciplinary actions and fines. They can also sign a decertification petition to hold a secret ballot election to remove the union hierarchy from the workplace.
Here is video from today’s TEA Party at the State Capitol.
(Courtesy of Leah Perry)
If you have please send me a link and I’ll get it up.
Here are more:
Please join me and thousands of others across the State of Arizona tomorrow as we rally and assert our rights and the principles of the 9-12 Project to restore American values.
I will actually be speaking on behalf of Americans for Prosperity as part of the lineup at the State Capitol while Tom Jenney, our State Director, joins ranks with the good folks of Yuma. (Also watch for my interview on AZFamily/Channel 3 around 9 AM).
If you can’t make the Phoenix rally, plan on attending any of the smaller local Tea Party events. Americans for Prosperity – Arizona has a listing of events being held around the state.
Tomorrow’s Phoenix event is sponsored by The Greater Phoenix Tea Party Patriots, KKNT-960 AM and AnyStreet.org.
Gotta love the videography work of Mike at AgapeMedia.net for his great coverage of the protest(s) that took place at Gabrielle Giffords’ office on Friday night.
Here’s something you don’t usually see: hundreds of protesters gathered on a Friday night, in the rain for a political protest of a sitting congressman. OK, the rain actually broke long enough for the protesters to make their point (3 hours). I’m estimating that there were about 500-600 protesters over the course of the event.
Yet, no sign of Gabrielle Giffords whose office was the venue for the event. Lots of true patriots in attendance as well as several former elected officials, current elected officials and candidates in waiting.
I have to hand it to the Tucson Tea Party folks, they sure know how to throw a protest complete with T-shirts and excited and angry citizens.
Here is one of the interviews I shot of a young lady who was well spoken, not paid to be there and not a member of any union.
