Here’s a quick plug for our new friends over at Gilbert Watch. If you live in Gilbert, you should be reading their blog every day.

Take a look at their latest post about the Ground Zero Anti-Tax Rally scheduled this Saturday at the Gilbert Municipal Center from 10 AM to 3 PM.

There will be plenty of people there expressing their view on tax issues including that of Gilbert and the State of Arizona. Several candidates will also be in attendance including US Senate candidate, JD Hayworth.

Please show your support for this important rally and GilbertWatch.com

Scottsdale, Arizona – The Republican Professionals’ March networking event with featured guest speaker JD Hayworth hosted more than 250 professionals at the Scottsdale bar and lounge: The White House.  The crowded venue allowed prominent professionals, politicians, and like-minded conservatives the opportunity to exchange political views, business cards, as well as cheers for more than two hours. 

The highlight of the March event was a key-note presentation from US Senatorial candidate JD Hayworth.  Mr. Hayworth captured the large crowd’s attention with his impressive speech and made the rounds to greet every guest with a handshake.  A town hall situation was a pleasant surprise to the attendees when Mr. Hayworth began to field questions towards the end of the evening.

The Republican Professionals host networking events every month and actively seek to involve more Arizona conservatives at each event.  You can visit www.phxrp.com in the coming days to get the latest news and events for Republican Professionals of Phoenix, or find information about the next free networking event in April.

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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The Arizona Republican Party invites you to participate in the “I Give Republican Red – Arizona Republican Party Blood Drive.

March is recognized as the annual “Red Cross Month.” I Give Republican Red” – RNC National Blood Drive is a new national community service initiative created by the Republican National Committee to provide an opportunity for supporters to donate blood. The Arizona Republican Party supports the RNC to serve as a community service forum to encourage Arizona Republican supporters to illustrate their support for the American Red Cross by helping to increase blood donations here in the Arizona.

Date: March 17, 2010
Time: 10am-3pm
Location: The Arizona Republican Party HQ
3501 North 24th Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85016

Come and join the American Red Cross, elected officials, candidates, the AZGOP Staff, and other Republicans in giving blood.

In order for this to be a success, we need your support.

Contact: Carolyn Leff at 602-957-7770 or cleff@azgop.org to RSVP and that you will give blood. You may also go online at givelife.org to Blood Drive and enter sponsor code AZGOP.

Nikolas T. Nikas of the Bioethics Defense Fund will discuss “Should Morality Be Legislated? Human Cloning and Embryonic Stem Cell Research.” Commentary by the Executive Director & Faculty Fellow, Center for the Study of Law, Science, & Innovation, Gary Marchant.

5pm-6pm: Mixer/Welcome reception: Hors d’oeuvres will be served
6pm-8pm: Presentation by Nik Nikas and Commentary by Professor Marchant

This event will qualify for up to one hour of CLE credit. There will be a $10 fee and an RSVP is required for CLE credit. Please send your RSVP to Callie Parkinson at cnparkinsonlaw@gmail.com.

US Senatorial candidate JD Hayworth to be Featured Guest Speaker

Scottsdale, Arizona – Republican Professionals’ March 4^th event will host U.S. Senatorial Candidate JD Hayworth as its featured guest speaker.  The politically minded networking event will appropriately take place at the popular White House Bar and Restaurant in Old Town Scottsdale from 6-8pm on Thursday, March 4^th. 

Former six-term congressman and radio talk show host JD Hayworth will be discussing his conservative viewpoints, the direction that he wants to lead Arizona, and the heated race between himself and Senator John McCain. 

For the first time, The White House lounge will proudly host the free monthly Republican Professionals’ networking event.  Take advantage of the exclusive happy hour drink and food specials, mingle with like-minded Arizonans, political bigwigs, and interact with the leaders of Arizona.  Over 250+ guests and political leaders are expected to attend the March event, so newcomers and repeat guests are encouraged to RSVP early at www.phxrp.com. 

Republican Professionals hosts free networking events each month in the Phoenix metropolitan area.  For future events or contact information, view the website at www.phxrp.com or contact Ryan Ducharme at ryan@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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Please join JD Hayworth on Monday, March 1st for a West Valley Town Hall Series and Tuesday, March 2nd for a Tucson Town Hall Series.

Everyone is encouraged to attend, speak and ask questions of JD Hayworth as he listens and discusses his campaign to restore a consistent conservative to the US Senate from Arizona. Here is the schedule:

Date: Monday March 1st
Time: 8:00 am – 10:30 am
Venue: Daisy Cafe
Address: 13321 W. Indian School Road, Litchfield Park, AZ
This is a no host breakfast beginning at 8 am with JD Hayworth speaking at 9:00 am.

Date: Monday, March 1st
Time: 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Venue: Marley’s Restaurant at The Vistas
Address:  18823 N. Country Club Parkway, Peoria, AZ
This is a no host late lunch.

Date: Tuesday, March 2nd
Time: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Venue: La Paloma Urgent Care Facility
Address: 4001 E. Sunrise Road, Tucson, AZ

Date: Tuesday, March 2nd
Time: 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Venue: Miller-Golf Links Library
Address: 9640 E. Golf Links Road, Tucson, AZ

Date: Tuesday, March 2nd
Time: 6:15 pm – 6:55 pm
Venue: Precinct 388,  Voyager Resort Inn, Catalina Room
Address: 8701 S. Kolb Road, Tucson, AZ

OK, so they may not be Simon and Garfunkel but they are definitely Arizona’s version of the Singing Senators – former singing senators, that is. This was video I shot at the Meet & Greet preceding the Globe Lincoln Day Dinner held today in the Town of Globe. As you can see, this is former State Senators Rusty Bowers (now running for Arizona’s 1st Congressional District) and current Secretary of State, Ken Bennett (running for re-election.)

I had a wonderful time both driving out to and visiting with the wonderful people of Globe and Gila County today at their Lincoln Day Dinner. There were about 90 people in attendance including several candidates. The Globe High School JROTC served dinner and Sam Morehead was the emcee. My former colleague with Americans for Prosperity, Tom Jenney, spoke on grassroots activism. Sheriff Paul Babeu talked about the trials and tribulations in Pinal County – a county where until just recently, Republicans never won election. He also talked about the nepotism and corruption that has plagued Pinal County government for years and recognized one of his deputies for stopping the recent killers of Gilbert Police Officer Eric Shuhandler.

Arizona State Treasurer, Dean Martin, was the keynote speaker. Treasurer Martin gave an enlightening account of the State’s accounting system and the Treasurer’s role over the years and how the numbers predicted Arizona’s recession despite Governor Napolitano’s accounting shell games. Martin’s speech was very impressive and it is easy to see that he will do a great job as Arizona’s next Governor.

Other notable candidates present included Bradley Beauchamp, also running for AZ CD-1; Steven Slaton, running for Governor; Sylvia Allen, running for re-election to LD-5 Senate; Brenda Barton, running for LD-5 House;  and of course, I was there representing JD Hayworth for US Senate.

Thanks to the good people of Globe and Gila County for their wonderful hospitality.

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

Incredible closing keynote speech by Glenn Beck! Here is that video