Archive for the 'Grassroots Tactics' Category

Al Gore comes to Austin, Texas

Monday, October 1st, 2007 by Brendan Steinhauser

Former Vice President and Climate Change snake-oil salesman Al Gore is speaking at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas today. A group of student activists led by Liz Young of The Young Conservatives of Texas, and former FreedomWorks intern Jessica Irwin, will be outside to protest against Gore’s misleading message.
They will be armed with [...]

High School in North Carolina Bans American Flag

Wednesday, September 12th, 2007 by Brendan Steinhauser

Hobbton High School in Sampson County, North Carolina has decided to ban the American flag. WECT TV6 reported that students cannot wear any clothes with an American flag, or the flag of any other nation. You can reach the high school’s principal, Wesley Johnson, at 910-594-0242.
On the sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11 [...]

FreedomWorks Missouri to meet in Ballwin Oct. 13th

Tuesday, September 11th, 2007 by Brendan Steinhauser

From Missouri Volunteer Chapter Leader Terri Brennan:
I have arranged a meeting room for the afternoon of October 13, 2007 at 1 PM at the Daniel Boone Branch of the St. Louis County Public Library.
The address is 300 Clarkson Road, Ballwin, MO.  I hope this is a convenient time and location for you.
I [...]

FreedomWorks NC takes on corporate welfare

Tuesday, September 11th, 2007 by Brendan Steinhauser

Check out the local news coverage of our day at the capitol in Raleigh.
FreedomWorks activists were there to lobby legislators to convince them not to provide special favors to one company over another.
Here is an excerpt from the story.
The General Assembly avoided a veto showdown Monday with Gov. Mike Easley.
The General Assembly has delayed votes [...]

FreedomWorks launches petition against Governor Crist’s Big Green agenda

Friday, August 17th, 2007 by Brendan Steinhauser

FreedomWorks Florida has launched an online petition against Governor Crist’s Big Green agenda.
You can view the hundreds of signers by CLICKING HERE.
Crist is following in the footsteps of the Terminator in California, giving in to the greens by supporting bad economic policy. It’s a crying shame in a state that gave us Jeb Bush.

Conservative Leadership Conference in Reno, NV

Friday, August 10th, 2007 by Brendan Steinhauser

I will be attending this event with FreedomWorks Chairman Dick Armey.
Here is the schedule.
2007 CONVENTION SCHEDULE
(Tentative / Subject to Change)
THURSDAY, October 11, 2007
7:30 am - 5 pm - Conference Registration
9:00 am - 5 pm - Training Workshops
6:30 pm - Cocktail Reception
7:30 pm - Welcoming Reception
FRIDAY, October 12, 2007
7:30 am - 5 pm - Conference [...]

FreedomWorks North Carolina submits YouTube questions to presidential candidates

Friday, August 10th, 2007 by Brendan Steinhauser

Our members in North Carolina gathered to ask three important questions about the death tax, retirement security and global warming. I will post the other two later today or next week.

American Grassroots Politics

Monday, June 25th, 2007 by Brendan Steinhauser

The leadership of FreedomWorks, Chairman Dick Armey and President Matt Kibbe, have written a great piece on grassroots politics in American history.
Here is an excerpt:
Policy goes to those who show up. It is a law of political decision-making as dependable as gravity, and as old as the American experiment in republican democracy. But [...]

Telecom Victory in Ohio

Friday, June 15th, 2007 by Matt Hittle

Today, Ohio’s House passed SB 117, the cable choice bill. Now, Ohioans will be able to benefit from cable compeititon. Also, similar legislation has been successful in other states, such as Indiana and Michigan.
Here is a story from the Aaron Marshall Plain Dealer Bureau:
Columbus - Giants in the pay-TV business could sell their video services [...]

FreedomWorks South Carolina takes on Cap and Trade

Thursday, April 26th, 2007 by Brendan Steinhauser

Here is the story.
Watch the great video below!