Posts Tagged ‘Roanoke Times’

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Sep16

Roanoke Tea Party in roanoke.com

on September 16th, 2009 at 9:13 am
Posted In: Roanoke Tea Party Posts

Chip Tarbutton, a member of our interim board, has a piece published in The Roanoke Times’ Round Table blog. It is in response to an earlier posting criticizing our July 4 rally at Elmwood Park for preaching to the choir, with high profile speakers coming from the Republican Party, and also for comments about social […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jan25

Roanoke Times Criticism means you are doing something Right! Plus new info on the page….

on January 25th, 2010 at 2:46 am
Posted In: Roanoke Tea Party Posts

This political cartoon appeared in the Roanoke Times last week. If you changed the script on the patient’s chest to “Ridiculous Sham Masquerading as Health Care Reform” I’d gladly take some of the credit for helping THAT flatline. If it wasn’t for concerned citizens like us, rising up to defend our nation, health care reform, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Feb08

Letter to the Editor

on February 8th, 2010 at 8:55 pm
Posted In: Roanoke Tea Party Posts

The following letter is a response to an editorial published in the Roanoke Times Sunday. Look for it soon in the Roanoke Times. Well said sir… In Sunday’s article by Dan Radmacher concerning government’s spending spree, Radmacher takes aim at the Tea Party and defends President Obama.  His claim that the Tea Party blames Obama […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Mar01

Next Tea Party Meeting and GREAT Letters to the RT and the Governor

on March 1st, 2010 at 11:07 pm
Posted In: Roanoke Tea Party Posts

Do you want to start really getting involved in making a difference? During this next meeting, we will be asking everyone that attends to start helping us build an organization that can start reshaping politics in the Roanoke Valley. Join us at Parker’s Seafood on Monday, March 8th. The meeting will start promptly at 6:30 […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Apr23

10 Reasons Why Mike Powell Matters To Every Tea Party Member in Va.

on April 23rd, 2010 at 11:16 pm
Posted In: Roanoke Tea Party Posts

An open letter to all RTP supporters: I have had several people, when I talk about Mike Powell’s candidacy for Roanoke City Council, say something like this: “Well he seems like a good guy but I live in (fill in the blank).” What they are really thinking is “Why should I care if Mike Powell […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Apr29

Listen to WFIR and Fox Radio tomorrow…And why you need to listen to the Roanoke Times…well sort of.

on April 29th, 2010 at 9:32 pm
Posted In: Roanoke Tea Party Posts

If you are listening to talk radio through Tuesday, you’ll be hearing Mike Powell a lot…as he is hitting the air waves backed by another great version of RTP News (like the ads running up to the April 15th rally) If you need no other reason to vote for Mike, please note that the Roanoke […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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May01

As if you needed another reason to vote for Mike Powell on May 4.

on May 1st, 2010 at 9:51 pm
Posted In: Roanoke Tea Party Posts

Not sure how many people read this article…(I try hard to avoid the Roanoke Times but my present duties force me to keep up with them). http://www.roanoke.com/politics/wb/245168 Some more telling quotes from the front runners. “When moderator Jay Warren of WSLS Channel 10 asked the men to grade the current council’s handling of the budget, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Aug06

Glen Beck Details and An After Action Report on our Excellent Public Meeting

on August 6th, 2010 at 8:19 am
Posted In: Roanoke Tea Party Posts

We met last night. We had a good turnout and a Great Meeting. A long post to follow with information on the meeting and upcoming trips. We thanked our members for such TREMENDOUS support on July 4th. Their spirit and effort were AWESOME. The most important part of the meeting was the public reading of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

└ Tags: DISCLOSE, Glen Beck Restoring Honor, MCdonnell town hall meetings, Roanoek Bus trips, , Roanoke Bus trips, , State Sovereignty
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Oct12

Convention Speech, 6th District Vetting, FFVA News and Publicity For A Correction

on October 12th, 2010 at 11:36 am
Posted In: Roanoke Tea Party Posts

This is the 6 minute speech Roanoke Tea Party President Chip Tarbutton delivered on Saturday Oct. 9.  While there is nothing really wrong with the State Tea Party agenda of nudging the state back into the Constitutional mix, the FFVA is the only solution that strikes at the heart of the main problem in this […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Nov16

Part 2: Abolish the State Corporate Income Tax

on November 16th, 2010 at 8:00 am
Posted In: Roanoke Tea Party Posts

This is part 2 of our series on upcoming legislation in the state house we will be supporting. Part 1 can be found here. Recent Governors have spent a lot of time and money working to deliver temporary tax breaks to businesses to attract them to Virginia. In this tough economy, that doesn’t seem like […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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