Comments on: Phony Registered Florida Tea Party? http://www.changefor2012.com/2010/01/phony-florida-tea-party-part-ii/ Information for conservatives Sun, 19 Dec 2010 17:09:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Penny http://www.changefor2012.com/2010/01/phony-florida-tea-party-part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-419 Penny Sun, 17 Jan 2010 02:53:20 +0000 http://www.changefor2012.com/?p=1183#comment-419 I believe that you are missing the point here....This is a Democrat trying to cash in on the Tea Party movement. He has started the "Florida Tea Party" as a way to cash in on the success of the movement that has swept the nation. He has registered himself as a "Tea Party" candidate for a run at the Florida Governors seat that will be vacated by Christ. He is an imposter. Please don't be fooled..for if we in the movement can not tell the difference between the REAL candidates, then we have lost momentum and they succeed in destroying our Great Nation! I believe that you are missing the point here….This is a Democrat trying to cash in on the Tea Party movement. He has started the “Florida Tea Party” as a way to cash in on the success of the movement that has swept the nation. He has registered himself as a “Tea Party” candidate for a run at the Florida Governors seat that will be vacated by Christ. He is an imposter. Please don’t be fooled..for if we in the movement can not tell the difference between the REAL candidates, then we have lost momentum and they succeed in destroying our Great Nation!

]]> By: Nick Egoroff http://www.changefor2012.com/2010/01/phony-florida-tea-party-part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-400 Nick Egoroff Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:30:54 +0000 http://www.changefor2012.com/?p=1183#comment-400 The original post contains inaccuracies that I wish to refute. Inaccuracy #1 "We can't find one tea party activist we know that has signed up for this." We'll I'm at least one and have been to every central Florida tea party. There are well over a thousand people on Facebook that have signed up as supporters. You mean to tell me that NONE of them are activists?? Come on! Inaccuracy #2 The article insinuates that the Florida TEA Party is linked with Congressmen Allan Greyson. Ridiculous. I gathered signatures to help Republicans running against Grayson. Inaccuracy #3 Bringing up charges that Doug Guetzloe took a $200,000 bribe from the Orlando Magic. This is denied by Guetzloe and has never been proven. Guetzloe is also suing The Orlando Sentinel for slander and libel about this. He has led every anti-tax movement in central Florida. He has also developed powerful enemies in both the Republican and Democrat parties as a result. Inaccuracy #4 The Florida TEA Party has been an ardent supporter of Paula Dockery for Governor. Although many people support Paula, no endorsement has been given. As to the claim that she is a RINO: False. She has fought the hundreds of RINO Republicans in our state legislature that wanted to give CSX rail barons $10's of millions of dollars to lease their tracks. I know that some have expressed opinions against the Florida TEA Party. That is fine and no problem. But why not debate the issues, rather than spread malicious rumors. Nick Egoroff Communications Director Florida TEA Party bit.ly/FaceBook_Florida_TEA_Party The original post contains inaccuracies that I wish to refute.

Inaccuracy #1
“We can’t find one tea party activist we know that has signed up for this.” We’ll I’m at least one and have been to every central Florida tea party.

There are well over a thousand people on Facebook that have signed up as supporters. You mean to tell me that NONE of them are activists?? Come on!

Inaccuracy #2

The article insinuates that the Florida TEA Party is linked with Congressmen Allan Greyson. Ridiculous. I gathered signatures to help Republicans running against Grayson.

Inaccuracy #3
Bringing up charges that Doug Guetzloe took a $200,000 bribe from the Orlando Magic. This is denied by Guetzloe and has never been proven. Guetzloe is also suing The Orlando Sentinel for slander and libel about this.

He has led every anti-tax movement in central Florida. He has also developed powerful enemies in both the Republican and Democrat parties as a result.

Inaccuracy #4
The Florida TEA Party has been an ardent supporter of Paula Dockery for Governor. Although many people support Paula, no endorsement has been given.

As to the claim that she is a RINO: False. She has fought the hundreds of RINO Republicans in our state legislature that wanted to give CSX rail barons $10′s of millions of dollars to lease their tracks.

I know that some have expressed opinions against the Florida TEA Party. That is fine and no problem.

But why not debate the issues, rather than spread malicious rumors.

Nick Egoroff
Communications Director
Florida TEA Party
bit.ly/FaceBook_Florida_TEA_Party

]]> By: CCP http://www.changefor2012.com/2010/01/phony-florida-tea-party-part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-392 CCP Sun, 10 Jan 2010 13:19:45 +0000 http://www.changefor2012.com/?p=1183#comment-392 Last year, the grassroots Tea Party movement was successful in capturing wide attention with its boisterous anti-government protests. Not bad for a group described by some as an “angry mob” and “racist.” This year, based on what's on the calendar for the start of 2010, Tea Party Patriots and affiliated groups are looking to gain even more influence and momentum. Of course the goal remains to bring continued activism against Obama’s health care plan, out-of-control spending while raising the national debt, selective bailouts, and the global warming Cap-and-Trade fiasco. And if these things are not enough, it is now obvious Americans need to worry about their national security, something the Obama administration doesn’t seem too concerned about. After all, we were told by the head of Homeland Security that “the system worked.” But, because 2010 is an election year, there are more challenges facing the Tea Party movement. A debate has been sparked among political observers whether or not the movement can evolve into a major political force. There is even talk of forming a national third party and calling it the “Tea Party.” In some states, there are candidates running for election as a member of the newly formed Tea Party in their state. Some are bogus, as evident by the charade of an Orlando lawyer named Frederic O’Neal who has registered the Tea Party with the State of Florida. He says his intent is to run candidates against both Republicans and Democrats in state and national races in an appeal towards getting the vote of the independents. O’Neal doesn’t mention that he is a registered Democrat and his main objective is to take down the Republican Party. Every Tea Party Patriot needs to flush out these parasites who claim to be in alliance with the Tea Party movement. Just last week, the Naples Tea Party applauded the resignation of Jim Greer, chairman of the Republican Party for the State of Florida, who on many occasions held stances in direct conflict with the Tea Party movement, including the early rush to endorse Charlie Crist for the U.S. Senate when a conservative Marco Rubio is also running. The meteoric rise in popularity of Marco Rubio is just one small example of the Tea Party movement to drive public opinion and voter support for an individual candidate. The Naples Tea Party is going on record that we are not associated with or endorsing any candidate just because they are a member of the Tea Party. We are also not endorsing any effort to form a third party, as we feel such an effort would be unwise and unproductive. The history of third parties is one of increased divisiveness and defeat for the Republican Party. How many remember when Ross Perot received 19 percent of the popular vote that put Bill Clinton in the White House? We believe it is time for Tea Party Patriots and all conservatives to rise up and demand the Republican Party return to its conservative roots . The mechanisms exist for citizens to participate within the party system and to drive their parties in the right direction. The GOP is getting an earful from Tea Party Patriots and I believe Michael Steele has taken notice. Continued pressure must be placed on the Republican Party to find and support candidates who share in the values all conservative Republicans believe in. The same holds true at the local level. Local conservative politicians need our support and should be told “thank you” for the job they are doing. I urge every local politician, regardless of party affiliation, to recognize the fact that the Naples Tea Party is watching and listening. You will be held accountable at the local level. The Naples Tea Party understands that a large block of Independents live in Collier County who support the grassroots movement. They will need to change their affiliation to vote in the primaries if they want their conservative candidates to win. Our country does not belong to any one political party and certainly many founders warned against a political party system. It also does not belong to career politicians from either party who are beholden to special interest groups and a few powerful elitists running things in Washington. The American public is angry at both parties, and the Tea Party movement fills a void for those disenfranchised voters who are trying to get our country back on the right track. As Benjamin Franklin once said, We have given you a Republic madam, if you can keep it.” The Tea Party movement intends to do just that, in spite of what many believe a current one-party system, with two different factions (Democrats and Republicans), offers the American voter. Isn’t this, after all, what makes the Tea Party movement truly grassroots? Last year, the grassroots Tea Party movement was successful in
capturing wide attention with its boisterous anti-government protests.
Not bad for a group described by some as an “angry mob” and “racist.”
This year, based on what’s on the calendar for the start of 2010, Tea
Party Patriots and affiliated groups are looking to gain even more
influence and momentum. Of course the goal remains to bring continued
activism against Obama’s health care plan, out-of-control spending
while raising the national debt, selective bailouts, and the global
warming Cap-and-Trade fiasco. And if these things are not enough, it
is now obvious Americans need to worry about their national security,
something the Obama administration doesn’t seem too concerned about.
After all, we were told by the head of Homeland Security that “the
system worked.”
But, because 2010 is an election year, there are more challenges
facing the Tea Party movement. A debate has been sparked among
political observers whether or not the movement can evolve into a
major political force. There is even talk of forming a national third
party and calling it the “Tea Party.” In some states, there are
candidates running for election as a member of the newly formed Tea
Party in their state.
Some are bogus, as evident by the charade of an Orlando lawyer named
Frederic O’Neal who has registered the Tea Party with the State of
Florida. He says his intent is to run candidates against both
Republicans and Democrats in state and national races in an appeal
towards getting the vote of the independents. O’Neal doesn’t mention
that he is a registered Democrat and his main objective is to take
down the Republican Party. Every Tea Party Patriot needs to flush out
these parasites who claim to be in alliance with the Tea Party
movement.
Just last week, the Naples Tea Party applauded the resignation of Jim
Greer, chairman of the Republican Party for the State of Florida, who
on many occasions held stances in direct conflict with the Tea Party
movement, including the early rush to endorse Charlie Crist for the
U.S. Senate when a conservative Marco Rubio is also running. The
meteoric rise in popularity of Marco Rubio is just one small example
of the Tea Party movement to drive public opinion and voter support
for an individual candidate.
The Naples Tea Party is going on record that we are not associated
with or endorsing any candidate just because they are a member of the
Tea Party. We are also not endorsing any effort to form a third party,
as we feel such an effort would be unwise and unproductive. The
history of third parties is one of increased divisiveness and defeat
for the Republican Party. How many remember when Ross Perot received
19 percent of the popular vote that put Bill Clinton in the White
House? We believe it is time for Tea Party Patriots and all
conservatives to rise up and demand the Republican Party return to its
conservative roots .
The mechanisms exist for citizens to participate within the party
system and to drive their parties in the right direction. The GOP is
getting an earful from Tea Party Patriots and I believe Michael Steele
has taken notice. Continued pressure must be placed on the Republican
Party to find and support candidates who share in the values all
conservative Republicans believe in.
The same holds true at the local level. Local conservative politicians
need our support and should be told “thank you” for the job they are
doing. I urge every local politician, regardless of party affiliation,
to recognize the fact that the Naples Tea Party is watching and
listening. You will be held accountable at the local level. The Naples
Tea Party understands that a large block of Independents live in
Collier County who support the grassroots movement. They will need to
change their affiliation to vote in the primaries if they want their
conservative candidates to win.
Our country does not belong to any one political party and certainly
many founders warned against a political party system. It also does
not belong to career politicians from either party who are beholden to
special interest groups and a few powerful elitists running things in
Washington. The American public is angry at both parties, and the Tea
Party movement fills a void for those disenfranchised voters who are
trying to get our country back on the right track.
As Benjamin Franklin once said, We have given you a Republic madam, if
you can keep it.” The Tea Party movement intends to do just that, in
spite of what many believe a current one-party system, with two
different factions (Democrats and Republicans), offers the American
voter.
Isn’t this, after all, what makes the Tea Party movement truly grassroots?

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