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Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Guest Blog: Greetings Patriots from Palin Smith Conservative Roundup
Below is a roundup of Conservative events being held this week. Complied and submitted by Palin Smith. Opinions are that of Palin Smith and do not necessarily reflect that of Insider Staff.
GREETINGS PATRIOTS:
Last week was amazing for several reasons, and this week is shaping up to
be memorable as well. A week ago at the Legislative Office Building (LOB), a
hearing was held on a proposed new law to require liability insurance for gun
owners. A man from Vernon named Robert “Boomer” Steed
testified. We got in contact with Boomer and discovered that he had also
testified on SB 1076, the gun bill. That’s the hearing that went on for thirteen
(13) hours on March 14.
Boomer’s testimony was extra special, almost Lincoln-like in it’s form and
content. We uploaded it to You Tube and released it to our Twitter
Team. What happened next was magic. Glenn Beck picked it up and
soon dozens of other blogs lit up with “The
Constitution Did Not Guarantee Public Safety, It Guaranteed Liberty”
http://youtu.be/ledhyTAE2zo
To date over 125,000 different people have viewed Boomer’s video. If you
want to be inspired, please read the hundreds of comments. We will hear and see
more from Mr. Steed in the future. We may have stumbled upon Connecticut’s “Joe
The Plumber”.
On Thursday night, March 21, we attended a town
hall meeting at the Bristol Public Library. It was an opportunity to meet Senate
Minority Leader, John McKinney, Sen. Jason Welch and Rep. Whit Betts. Please try
to attend any public meetings with your state senators or state reps so they can
hear from you. Attendance is much above average these days. Wherever we go we
recruit grass roots conservatives into the movement. Here’s the entire town hall
meeting separated into issues and individual questioners. http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5wsVsNCEygpw6JAi90F_ALkJTeqZ1N7p
Saturday afternoon, March 23, we attended US
Senator Chris Murphy’s meeting at the Pequot Library in Southport. We found many
new people who had been looking for a way to get involved. Here’s the entire
town hall. We were the only video camera present. http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5wsVsNCEygqgnn_PFg58wK8HjgveDMtb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Connecticut Restoration Coalition met again
Saturday night, March 23 in Southington. Everyone is welcome to attend. Bring
some friends. We talked about a rally that will infuse new enthusiasm into the
Tea Party. Every patriot group is coming together at the Capitol on April 20 at
Noon in a Gun Rights/Tax Day/Constitution wing ding . Two well-known
out-of-state keynote speakers are being wooed. You can learn more and follow the
news on Facebook as the rally preparations develop.
1. 4th District Rep., Elizabeth Esty & 1st District Rep. John Larson,
Chairman of the newly formed Task Force on Election Reform, as well as Nick
Nyhart of the Public Campaign, and Karen Hobart Flynn of Common Cause for a
forum on election reform. Tuesday, March 26th, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30
p.m. Farmington Library, Community Room (Next to Town Hall) 6 Monteith
Drive, Farmington, CT 06032 If you would like to attend, please RSVP by
emailing esty.districtschedule@mail.house.gov
or by calling my office at 860-223-8412.
2. State Senator Kevin Witkos (R-8) and State Representative Bill Simanski
(R-62) will provide a legislative update at the Barkhamsted Board of Selectmen
meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26. Rep. Simanski. “This meeting presents
a great opportunity for all Barkhamsted residents to voice any questions or
concerns they may have about their state government and all the proposals
currently being discussed this legislative session. Anyone who has an interest
in what’s been going on at the Capitol, join us at the meeting and share your
thoughts.” The event is open to the public and will be held at the
Barkhamsted Town Hall located at 67 Ripley Hill Road. Anyone can attend -
not just local residents.
Wednesday March 27
Governor Dannel P. Malloy will host a community forum in Naugatuck on
Wednesday, March 27, 2013, from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Naugatuck High School’s
Library Resource Room (543 Rubber Avenue, Naugatuck).
These town hall-style events provide an opportunity to
discuss the state’s pressing issues face-to-face with state residents. They are
open to the public; tickets are not necessary and seats are available on a first
come, first served basis. Those who would like an opportunity to ask a question
should arrive a little bit earlier to fill out the sign-up sheet. Doors open at
6:15 p.m.
Thinking of attending
Thursday March 28
Please join State Rep. Dan Carter and other area legislators on
Thursday, March 28th for a town hall-style meetings in Redding where they will
discuss the issues shaping the 2013 legislative session. The hour-long meeting,
hosted by State Reps. Dan Carter and John Shaban and State Sen. Toni Boucher,
begins at 7:00pm at the Mark Twain Library, located at 439 Redding Road. The
event is free and open to the public. Anyone unable to attend but would like to
discuss state issues can contact Rep. Carter at Dan.Carter@housegop.ct.gov or
800-842-1423.
The Saturday, March 30, the CT Restoration Coalition
will not meet due to the Easter Holiday. King 33 will be open
every Saturday at 5 PM starting in April. http://ct-rc.org/ We expect a huge turnout on April
6.
One final note: When you see
Boomer Steed’s testimony you will realize what a great
spokesman he is and will be. A great communicator. He will only improve. Boomer
is constrained by his government employment. He’s actively seeking a new job. He
would relish the opportunity to devote more time and effort to our cause.
His salary requirements are modest. Boomer lives in Vernon. If you can help
Boomer find a good private sector job you would be helping us all. In his own
words, Boomer’s short resume:
"I have truck class B license, forklift skills, warehouse, etc.
More recent experience in communications, familiar with micro office, logistics,
shipping, writing reports, supervisory experience, etc. …….. I'm going to go out
tomorrow and Wed and see what's available locally. Knock on some
doors."
Is the Connecticut Restoration Coalition/tea party rally a different rally then the one in the link? I don't see any mention of a tax rally, the tea party or a Connecticut Restoration Coalition there? Who are the out of state speakers you are wooing?
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ReplyDeleteIs the Connecticut Restoration Coalition/tea party rally a different rally then the one in the link? I don't see any mention of a tax rally, the tea party or a Connecticut Restoration Coalition there?
ReplyDeleteWho are the out of state speakers you are wooing?