The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible. So far as we have already formed engagements, let them be fulfilled with perfect good faith. Here let us stop. Europe has a set of primary interests which to us have none; or a very remote relation. Hence she must be engaged in frequent controversies, the causes of which are essentially foreign to our concerns. Hence, therefore, it must be unwise in us to implicate ourselves by artificial ties in the ordinary vicissitudes of her politics, or the ordinary combinations and collisions of her friendships or enmities. --- George Washington, Farewell Address, September 17, 1796
Orange County Florida Campaign For Liberty is sponsoring Thomas DiLorenzo for a Free Book Signing and Lecture at the Winter Park, Florida Borders Bookstore this Saturday, February 19. The Event time is 1PM - 3PM
COMPLETELY FREE CONCERT ... In honor of the 237th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, the members of the Florida Campaign for Liberty, and all fellow freedom fighters in Florida.
FREE EVENT TABLES STILL AVAILABLE: E-mail scottolver@gmail.com.
WEATHER FORECAST: 77 degrees and 20% chance of Rain. If rain near start time, we will move inside from the stage to the main room otherwise should be pretty nice.
HAPPY HOUR ALL CONCERT: Liberty Happy Hour beer special for entire event. $3 award winning drafts! Great food will be on site too.
MEET JORDAN PAGE: Sponsor GOLD or SILVER and/or see below. I expect Jordan may also mingle and take pictures after the event as well.
This is going to be insane! Don't miss it.
SOME SPONSORSHIPS STILL AVAILABLE...
IF YOU CAN HELP OUT BY SPONSORING AND HAVEN'T ALREADY, PLEASE DO SO BY SIMPLY E-MAILING scottolver@gmail.com WITH YOUR PLEDGE PER BELOW. THANKS!
$10 gets you listed as a "BRONZE" sponsor plus a collectible event sticker with BRONZE sponsor listed and our eternal gratitude.
$50 gets you listed as a "SILVER" sponsor +1 guest to the Meet & Greet from 4:00-4:30pm-ish with Jordan's full attention for pictures and autographs , an awesome collectible event lanyard for you and your guest, snacks, and our eternal gratitude.
$100 gets you listed as a "GOLD" sponsor +3 guests to the Meet & Greet from 4:00-4:30pm-ish with Jordan's full attention for pictures and autographs, an awesome collectible event lanyard for you and your guest, snacks, our eternal gratitude .... AND A SIGNED CD. Oh yea!
Several members of Orlando's most violent street gang decided to detain a peaceful citizen allegedly over a burned out taillight.
Was this gang initiation night, or was the cop just a touch frazzeled from not having his boots licked?
Disobey armed fundraisers for the state, make them show their selves as the aggressor.
Shiny badge, a blue costume or not; Armed Vehicular Robbery is still Robbery no matter how you shake it. If any Joe Citizen had intimidated someone with 4 other gang members and an armed carjacking they'd be in prison. Stop giving these crimes legitimacy.
AMAZING Article by Ryan Grim over at the Huffington Post. A true must read.
The Federal Reserve, through its extensive network of consultants, visiting scholars, alumni and staff economists, so thoroughly dominates the field of economics that real criticism of the central bank has become a career liability for members of the profession, an investigation by the Huffington Post has found.
This dominance helps explain how, even after the Fed failed to foresee the greatest economic collapse since the Great Depression, the central bank has largely escaped criticism from academic economists. In the Fed's thrall, the economists missed it, too.
Orange County Florida Campaign for Liberty members TJ Lawrence and Bryan Fangman attended the Glenn Beck Rally at The Villages on Saturday November 21, 2009; having spent the entire day educating a great deal of people for the cause of Liberty.
Bryan and TJ stood with large Campaign For Liberty signs in prominent areas all throughout the event; passing out multiple subjected fliers and Orange County Campaign for Liberty Reading List Bookmarks. Both TJ and Bryan were afforded the time and opportunity to shake Glenn Beck's hand and have their Arguing with Idiots books signed. TJ was able to personally deliver Glenn Beck his One Question Campaign for Liberty flier and the new Orange County Campaign for Liberty Education Committee's Liberty Reading List Bookmark. To top off the evening Mr Beck referred TJ to his producer Joe Kerry after having discussed with Glenn Beck for a second time on how the Orange County Campaign for Liberty team would like very much to help to him in the cause for Liberty at his March 2010 Education Convention at the University of Central Florida.
Glenn Beck, Orange County Campaign For Liberty Has Your Beck!
Let me start by saying, I am in this for the long haul. I learned very quickly upon getting involved politically, that one must look at the big picture. Goals will not be achieved overnight, but this is not to say that goals will not be achieved. Through the hard work of every concerned citizen, we will accomplish our goals. What are those goals? to oversimplify it, they are to return the Federal Government of the United States back toward principles of Individual Liberty, Constitutional Government, Sound Money, Free Markets, and a foreign policy of Armed Neutrality (noninterventionist). Once this is done, States and localities will begin to pick up their proper roles again, and we can focus our efforts where they belong - at home, where it most affects us. This can only be completed if you and I educate ourselves and begin to tell others what we have learned. No one is going to do this for us, or even tell us where to start. That is why I am taking the initiative, and asking you to do the same. Together and with the help of Campaign for Liberty, we will help America find her way back to the principles that have made her great.
Like many other people involved in this effort, I was unengaged in politics prior to the 2008 Presidential elections. Although I have always voted since becoming eligible to do so, I never took the time to fully understand the issues facing our country. Besides occasionally listening to some talk radio, or picking up a local newspaper, I had few sources of information. Because of that, I followed those around me, many of whom where just as blind to the truth as I was. Blind leading the blind is a good way to describe the actions of many American's when it comes to politics. November 4, 2008 changed all that. I knew something was wrong with what I was hearing out of the mouths of both candidates vying for my vote. Every speech left me thinking "did he even say anything just now?". That sour taste in my mouth led me to seek out additional and better information. I bought a copy of "The Revolution - A Manifesto". Honestly I bought it because the cover caught my eye, and the synopses on the back sounded like it may be something worth reading. Despite not knowing who Ron Paul was, or having any recommendation to read the book, I did. "the red pill" is what I like to call that book. The pill that will awaken you from an unconscious stupor, and let you see America for what it truly is. Prior to reading that book, I don't know when the last time was that I really thought about Freedom and Liberty. Those were words on our money and in our pledge and stuff, but what did it mean to me? Now, I can't get those words off my mind. Everywhere I look, I see something that impedes my freedom, or Someone who doesn't care to defend their own. My eyes are forever opened.
Since Ron Paul's Audit the Fed bill was introduced, you've reached millions of Americans through phone calls, mailings, radio and television interviews, letters to the editors, emails, social networking sites, door-to-door canvassing, booths at fairs, gun shows and music festivals, and a host of other local events and activities in communities around the country.
Then we turned up the heat. You put the pedal to the metal, shifted gears and took aim at the Senate.
You made your voices heard loud and clear by calling your Senators and attending Town Hall events, and collected petition signatures for the cause at every possible event. Then on September 15, you hand-delivered thousands upon thousands of petitions to Senators across the country, making S.604 Mass Action Day a resounding success!
To make it interesting, Campaign for Liberty held a competition.
The following individuals gathered the most signatures on petitions in their states. They not only win our respect, gratitude, and admiration, they've won a copy of Ron Paul's new book End the Fed and a pocket Constitution, both bearing Congressman Ron Paul's autograph!
A big shout out to Debi Longarello in Florida, Rob Bulas in Ohio and Brent Roos in Illinois for collecting 1,000 or more petitions!
Please join me in congratulating all of the following Patriots:
STATE
PATRIOT's NAME
# PETITIONS
AL
Marcelo Munoz
466
AR
Alex White
125
AZ
Annette Freeman
768
CA
Tin Lieu
800
FL
Debi Longarello
1,700
IL
Brent Roos
1,000
IN
Melissa Lineberry
300
KY
Alan Brown, Sr.
150
LA
Pam Rankin
350
MA
Tony Camean
350
MI
Eric Cadeau
1000
MN
Jonathan Kovaciny
290
NC
Sharon Ward
261
NY
OH
Bob Gawel
Rob Bulas
542
1,400
VA
Donna Holt
548
VT
Audrey Pietrucha
63
And now, for the state that collected the most signatures as a percentage of population:
WASHINGTON STATE
Members gathered a whopping 7,180 unique signatures!
Congratulations to Washington State who wins a $1,500 gift certificate to the Campaign for Liberty store!
Here's how the winner was calculated: Unique signatures gathered divided by total 2008 est. population. The winner is based on percent of total population, which is why Washington State edged out Florida for first place. (Although in some cases, twice as many petitions were actually delivered, unique signatures were used in the actual calculation.)
The state of Minnesota came in second with 3,000 unique signatures!
The state of Michigan came in third with 5,622 signatures!
A special shout out to Florida who gathered the most unique signatures with 10,160!
All of these states deserve a big round of applause for getting over 250 unique signatures on Mass Action Day:
STATE
# SIGNATURES
AL
602
AR
650
AZ
1,274
CA
6,600
FL
10,160
IL
3,900
IN
1,000
KY
1,777
LA
1,475
MA
750
MI
5,622
MN
3,000
NC
NY
600
3,856
OH
3,600
VA
2,520
VT
263
WA
7,180
THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR MAKING S.604 MASS ACTION DAY A BIG SUCCESS!!
Keep up the great work! Let's get a majority in the Senate to co-sponsor!
This past Sunday, Book TV aired their summary of C4L's Northeast Regional Conference with Congressman Ron Paul. Book TV accompanied Dr. Paul as he attended a C4L fundraiser and discussed and signed his new book End the Fed.
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