Florida Ranks #2 in Best States To Do Business!

Business tax and regulatory reforms bringing businesses to Florida! Let’s reform Alachua County’s stifling business environment to attract private enterprise!

“In Chief Executive’s eighth annual survey of CEO opinion of Best and Worst States in which to do business, Texas easily clinched the No. 1 rank, the eighth successive time it has done so. California earns the dubious honor of being ranked dead last for the eighth consecutive year.

This year, 650 business leaders responded to our annual survey, up from 550 in 2011. CEOs were asked to grade states in which they do business among a variety of areas, including tax and regulation, quality of workforce and living environment. The Lone Star State was given high marks foremost for its business-friendly tax and regulatory environment. But its workforce quality, second only to Utah’s, is also highly regarded.

Florida moved up from number three last year to number two. Last year, Florida Gov. Rick Scott penned a tongue-in-cheek letter to Texas Gov. Rick Perry, warning him that Florida is coming after the Lone Star State’s top ranking. Since Scott took office, his administration has enacted business tax and regulatory reforms that have contributed to the creation of more than 140,000 private sector jobs and an unemployment drop of 2.1 percentage points last year—one of the biggest decreases in the nation.”

Full article…http://chiefexecutive.net/best-worst-states-for-business-2012

OSF Protester Throws Brick Off Roof, Hits One Of His Own

Dumb and Dumber

Here are some “more college kids who want liberty” from the Marxist May Day protests.  This one is San Francisco.

Everything You Need to Know About Occupy in One Photo

It’s May Day. I’m occupying my job, how about you?

The Occupiers are out wreaking havoc, breaking windows, cursing at cops, and telling everyone else not to work.

In other words: Just another day at the office. I mean encampment. Or streets. Or parents’ basement. Or whatever.

Twitter follower and cartoonist John Richards sent me this pic he drew that tells you everything you need to know (and I’ve been reporting) about the Occupy tools and their backers:

Continue reading and watch video at michelemalkin.com.

Put Me in Charge (Welfare Cat)

From the Waco Tribune Herald, Waco , Texas Nov 18, 2010

(You don’t have to agree with this word for word to be on board with the concept)

“The problems we face today are there because the people who work
for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living”

Put me in charge . . …

Put me in charge of food stamps. I’d get rid of Lone Star cards; no
cash for Ding Dongs or Ho Ho’s, just money for 50-pound bags of rice
and beans, blocks of cheese and all the powdered milk you can haul
away. If you want steak and frozen pizza, then get a job.

Put me in charge of Medicaid. The first thing I’d do is to get women
Norplant birth control implants or tubal ligations. Then, we’ll test
recipients for drugs, alcohol, and nicotine and document all tattoos
and piercings. If you want to reproduce or use drugs, alcohol, smoke
or get tats and piercings, then get a job.

Put me in charge of government housing. Ever live in a military barracks?
You will maintain our property in a clean and good state of repair.
Your “home” will be subject to inspections anytime and possessions
will be inventoried. If you want a plasma TV or Xbox 360, then get a
job and your own place.

In addition, you will either present a check stub from a job each week
or you will report to a “government” job. It may be cleaning the
roadways of trash, painting and repairing public housing, whatever we
find for you. We will sell your 22 inch rims and low profile tires and
your blasting stereo and speakers and put that money toward the
“common good..”

Before you write that I’ve violated someone’s rights, realize that all
of the above is voluntary. If you want our money, accept our rules..
Before you say that this would be “demeaning” and ruin their
“self-esteem,” consider that it wasn’t that long ago that taking someone
else’s money for doing absolutely nothing was demeaning and lowered
self-esteem.

If we are expected to pay for other people’s mistakes we should at
least attempt to make them learn from their bad choices. The current
system rewards them for continuing to make bad choices.

AND While you are on Government subsistence, you no longer can VOTE! Yes
that is correct. For you to vote would be a conflict of interest. You
will voluntarily remove yourself from voting while you are receiving a
Government welfare check. If you want to vote, then get a job.

Now, if you have the guts – PASS IT ON…

 

Membership Meeting/Candidates’ Forum, Saturday, April 28, 10:00

Plan to attend our General Membership meeting this Saturday, April 28, 10:00 AM! Bring your family, bring a friend, bring a neighbor! Find out about the candidates that will be spending your tax dollars in Alachua County!

We are happy to present a forum for the 2012 Republican Candidates for the Alachua County Commission. This is a great time to meet the candidates, hear their answers to the hard questions and give you the information you will need when you make your decision and go the polls! We also encourage you to get involved with their campaigns, help them spread their message.

IMPORTANT NOTE** This is a county-wide election!! ALL Alachua County residents can vote for ALL the commission candidates regardless of the District in which the candidate is running OR regardless of the District in which the voter resides.

District 1 PRIMARY -  John Martin www.votejohnmartin.com

Kevin Riordan  http://alachuavoterguide.com/blog/2012-candidates/

Brandon Kutner www.votekutner.com

District 5 – Dean Cheshire www.ivotedean.com

District 3 – Jean Calderwood www.calderwood2012.com

SEE YOU THERE!!!

When: Saturday, April 28th, 10:00 AM

Where: American Legion Hall, Post 16

4701 NW 6th Street, Gainesville

Candidates’ Forum, Saturday, April 28, 10:00 AM

Plan to attend our General Membership meeting this Saturday, April 28, 10:00 AM!

We are happy to present a forum for the 2012 Republican Candidates for the Alachua County Commission. This is a great time to meet the candidates, hear their answers to the hard questions and give you the information you will need when you make your decision and go the polls! We also encourage you to get involved with their campaigns, help them spread their message.

IMPORTANT NOTE** This is a county-wide election!! ALL Alachua County residents can vote for ALL the commission candidates regardless of the District in which the candidate is running OR regardless of the District in which the voter resides.

District 1 PRIMARY -  John Martin www.votejohnmartin.com

Kevin Riordan  http://alachuavoterguide.com/blog/2012-candidates/

Brandon Kutner www.votekutner.com

District 5 – Dean Cheshire www.ivotedean.com

District 3 – Jean Calderwood www.calderwood2012.com

SEE YOU THERE!!!

When: Saturday, April 28th, 10:00 AM

Where: American Legion Hall, Post 16

4701 NW 6th Street, Gainesville

General Membership Meeting, Saturday, April 28, 10:00

Plan to attend our General Membership meeting this Saturday, April 28, 10:00 AM!

We are happy to present a forum for the 2012 Republican Candidates for the Alachua County Commission. This is a great time to meet the candidates, hear their answers to the hard questions and give you the information you will need when you make your decision and go the polls! We also encourage you to get involved with their campaigns, help them spread their message.

IMPORTANT NOTE** This is a county-wide election!! ALL Alachua County residents can vote for ALL the commission candidates regardless of the District in which the candidate is running OR regardless of the District in which the voter resides.

District 1 PRIMARY –  John Martin www.votejohnmartin.com

Kevin Riordan  http://alachuavoterguide.com/blog/2012-candidates/

Brandon Kutner www.votekutner.com

District 5 – Dean Cheshire www.ivotedean.com

District 3 – Jean Calderwood www.calderwood2012.com

SEE YOU THERE!!!

When: Saturday, Jan 21st, 10:00 AM
Where: American Legion Hall, Post 16
4701 NW 6th Street, Gainesville

Quote of the Day

“Apparently, I’m supposed to be more angry about what Mitt Romney does with his money than what Obama does with mine.”

Social Media: Came to Ann Romney’s Defense!

TIME TO LEARN SOCIAL MEDIA!

Last week an immediate backlash occurred when Obama advisor Hilary Rosen came out with her now famous statement that listening to Ann Romney was a waste of time because she has never worked. Instantaneously this disrespectful remark was sent around the country (and the world) and an immediate, intense backlash was felt throughout Obamaworld. It was amazing how quickly the word spread – and how quickly Ann Romney was defended. ALL DONE THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA!! Just one example of how powerful Facebook and Twitter are in our political world and what an important tool it will be in this year’s election process.

From the Wall Street Journal:  “Mrs. Romney’s tweet helped bring attention to Ms. Rosen’s comment—just the
effect the Romney campaign wanted. Conservative commentators united behind Mr.
Romney to attack the idea that raising children wasn’t “work.” The Obama
campaign was thrown on the defensive at a moment when both parties had already
engaged in a broader fight to appeal to women.” (Full article…http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303624004577342073302503512.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Social media will allow you, the citizen activist, to reach many more people with the information that will be critical in knowing the issues and the candidates when the voters go to the polls.  NOW IS THE TIME to learn about these tools and we are ready to teach it to you! For those of you who have not set up Facebook let us teach you how to do it and how to use it! For those of you with smart phones learn how to reach a huge audience using Twitter! Contact us and we will set up an appointment with one on one interaction so that you will be comfortable with your new media access. The process takes about 45 minutes to set up your Facebook page and navigate you through the ways you can use it.  Please contact me at laurie@gainesvilleteaparty.org and we will set up an appointment for you. This is an effective and convenient way for you to make a difference in this election season just by using your computer or smart phone!

Looking forward to hearing from you!

Never Worked?

 Hilary Rosen:  Eat Your Heart Out!

Alachua County Citizens: USE THESE TOOLS!

The county is asking for “citizen engagement”! Give it to them!! State your opinions…make them count! AND attend the meetings! The Alachua County budget is being reviewed right now! Become a part of the discussions!

Dear Citizen of Alachua County,

In a new initiative to increase citizen engagement we want to make sure that you are aware of the many ways you can stay informed about the actions and events of your County government.

Of course, the County’s website (http://www.alachuacounty.us/Pages/AlachuaCounty.aspx) is a great source of information. The site’s homepage contains press release information, spotlight area with highlighted local “hot button” issues, and there are also links to the County’s video on demand page.

If you would like to be updated about County events and issues, there are several options available:

The County maintains both a Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Alachua-County/127834428453) and Twitter feed (http://twitter.com/#!/alachuacounty/). Following these sources allows you to receive County information in a more informal form on a platform that you are using already. These platforms are quickly becoming the  most popular and fastest way to get County information.

The County also produces a newsletter entitled “Community Update”. The newsletter is published the Friday after each Regular County Commission Meeting. It features articles about departments, current events, County awards, and a review of decisions made at the previous Commission meeting. You can subscribe to the newsletter (http://visitor.constantcontact.com/manage/optin/ea?v=001LBos8BrBhyq7a9DXsuW_2A%3D%3D), and view the archive.

You can sign up to receive press releaseses (http://visitor.constantcontact.com/manage/optin/ea?v=001LBos8BrBhyq7a9DXsuW_2A%3D%3D) mailed to you.

The County broadcasts all County Commission meetings and produces many interview shows and Public Service Announcements. This programming is available on Cox Cable Channel 12 and on the County’s Video on Demand page (http://alachua.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=8). Many of the original programs are posted on the County’s YouTube page (http://www.youtube.com/alachuacounty), and the County’s video library (http://www.alachuacounty.us/videoarchive/pages/BrowseVideoArchive.aspx).

The mission of the Alachua County Communications office is to communicate, in a unified and consistent manner, the vision of the County Commission and the activities of County government to Alachua County residents and employees inorder to foster an informed and engaged citizenry.

We strive to make County information easy to access andavailable in as many ways as is feasible. If you have any questions about thesecommunications tools, please contact our office at 352-374-5204, or simply reply to this email with your question.

Sincerely,

The Alachua County Communications Office

12 SE 1st Street

Gainesville, FL 32601

Alachua County Commission Candidate Forum Tomorrow!

James Sharp: The Liberals’ Odyssey

From our own James Sharp:

“A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to 2012 – The Liberals’Odyssey”    by James M. Sharp

To  borrow a term fromthe hippies’ 1960′s vernacular, “flashback” 40-50 years and take alook at liberals’ ideologies and how those ideologies have changed since the1960′s:

The United States in the 1960′s was marked by tremendoussocial upheaval. Beginning in the early-1950′s, black Americans stagedwidespread protests demanding equal rights. Monumental legislation allowingAfrican-Americans to sit at the same lunch counter as Caucasians was passed in1964. The 1960′s also brought us the war in Viet Nam, the Sexual Revolution andthe free love that it brought, marijuana and LSD, and groundbreaking rock musicwhich reflected the aforementioned social changes.

One of the catch-phrases of the 1960′s was, “Don’ttrust anyone over thirty (years of age).” Distrust of “theestablishment” was widespread during this period of time and massivedemonstrations, many protesting the war, were commonplace. America closed outthe decade of the 1960′s with the rock music festival known as Woodstock.Woodstock represented the pinnacle of the counter-culture. Free-love and druguse were widespread as hippies indulged in an orgy – both figuratively andliterally – of drugs, sex, and rock ‘n’ roll.

The distrust of the older generation paralleled widespreadhatred of the government. One popular 60′s rock anthem warned youth that ifthey, “…step out of line, the man (will) come and take you away,”(Buffalo Springfield’s song, For What It’s Worth).

Fast forward to the second decade of the 21st century. Now,it seems, that the aging liberal hippies have done an about-face. The left nolonger distrusts the government; they now love it and, in a manner of speaking,seem to almost worship it. Something has changed. The same hippies – who onceespoused their right to ingest whatever substance they wanted without “theman” telling them that they couldn’t – now seem to welcome the governmenttelling them how to live their lives. No longer do the hippies want thegovernment to leave them alone; they relish the government regulating everythingfrom the food that they eat, to the kind of car they can drive, to the kind oflight bulbs they can and cannot use, and, most surprisingly, what kind ofhealth insurance they MUST carry.

Ironically, the government throughout the 1960′s, wascontrolled mostly by liberals. Conservatives in government were the minority asproven by the crushing defeat of Republican Barry Goldwater by Democrat LyndonJohnson in the presidential elections of 1964.

Now, in 2012, the same liberals that once detested beingtold how to live their lives (in The Animals’ song, It’s My Life, Eric Burdon proclaims,”It’s my life and I’ll do what I want”), now espouse a governmenttelling, not just them, how to live their lives, but telling EVERYONE how theyshould live their lives. When the US was involved militarily in Viet Nam,protests were everywhere – many violent. The US has now been fighting inAfghanistan for over ten years, but barely a peep is heard from liberals.

Amazingly, the hippies of the 1960′s, who were so adamant intheir “leave me alone” message of the time, now welcome “theman’s” intrusion into their lives. Bob Dylan’s song, Subterranean HomesickBlues, contains the following line: “Johnny’s in the basement mixing upthe medicine; I’m on the pavement thinkin’ about the government.”

Now, instead of fearing the government, most liberals are beating the pavement actually CHEERING the government.” James Sharp

The above comments are most vividly illustrated by the thoughts below sent to us by an unknown author…

“After reading the headlines about the US soldier who shot up
Afghanistan civilians, I couldn’t help noticing an irony.  There is
all this clamor to try this guy quickly and execute him, never mind
his having suffered a traumatic brain injury.

Yet this Major Hasan, who shot up Fort Hood while screaming Allah
akbar, still hasn’t stood trial, and they are still debating whether
he was insane, even with the clear evidence regarding his motive:
slay as many infidels as possible.  So we have a guy in a war zone
who cracks, and he must be executed immediately.

But this Muslim psychiatrist who was stateside in a nice safe
office all day murders 13, wounds 29 of our own guys, and they try to
argue the poor lad suffered post-traumatic stress syndrome, from
listening to real soldiers who had actual battle experience.  Two and
a half years later, they still haven’t tried the murderous bastard.”

Time to Learn Social Media!

It is quite clear that social media (Facebook, Twitter) is going to be an important tool for this year’s election process. Social media will allow you, the citizen activist, to reach many more people with the information that will be critical in knowing the issues and the candidates when the voters go to the polls.  NOW IS THE TIME to learn about these tools and we are ready to teach it to you! For those of you who have not set up Facebook let us teach you how to do it and how to use it! For those of you with smart phones learn how to reach a huge audience using Twitter! Contact us and we will set up an appointment with one on one interaction so that you will be comfortable with your new media access. The process takes about 45 minutes to set up your Facebook page and navigate you through the ways you can use it.  Please contact me at laurie@gainesvilleteaparty.org and we will set up an appointment for you. This is an effective and convenient way for you to make a difference in this election season just by using your computer or smart phone!

Looking forward to hearing from you!

General Membership Meeting, Saturday, March 31, 10:00

Attend our monthly meeting on Saturday, March 31, at 10AM and bring a friend and family member.

We Are Excited To Present

SPECIAL GUEST – LIVE!

Blaise Ingoglia of GOVERNMENT GONE WILD!

Don’t miss this exciting presentation about why Obama NEEDS TO GO!!

BE THERE!

 

LOCATION: The American Legion Hall, Post 16, located in Gainesville at 4701 NW 6th Street (near the intersection of NW 13th Street (441 north) and NW 6th St, next to the old “Rancher” building.

Best Access: Off NW 6th St at the merge with Hwy 441 (also NW 13 St). Turn into drive used previously for the (now closed)Rancher store.

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