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Stephen Gordon discusses the Tea Party movement on MSNBC
Here’s ALRLC media spokesperson Stephen Gordon on Rachel Maddow:
Mark Sanford regarding that dirty little “l” word
Rocket City Brewfest draws thousands
ALRLC members were busy working to Free the Hops over the weekend. While AL-RLC Secretary Shana Kluck and member Austin Wilkes were working the Free The Hops booth, media director Stephen Gordon was tweeting event updates to the cell phones of event participants and others around the state who couldn’t attend the event. He was also interviewed by Huntsville’s WAFF 48 News. Video on the news coverage is located here and at the sidebar.
Cam Ward to run for Hank Erwin’s old seat
From his new campaign website:
Republican State Representative Cam Ward announced today he will run for the Alabama Senate in District 14. The seat is currently held by Senator Henry “Hank” Erwin who announced yesterday he will be a candidate for Lieutenant Governor next year.
Representative Ward, an attorney working in economic development, has represented District 49 in the Alabama House of Representatives since being elected in November 2002. He is currently Vice Chairman of the House Republican Caucus and has been active in the Republican Party on the state and national levels for nearly two decades.
To be very clear, this is not any sort of organizational endorsement of Rep. Ward. However, Ward has been behind or supported a lot of state legislation near and dear to the hearts of RLC members and we’ll be very interested in watching as his campaign grows. We’re also very pleased that he used the blogosphere to announce his campaign.
Here’s a video of Ward’s online announcement:
Campaign Announcement from Cam For Senate on Vimeo.
Press Release: National Media Spotlight Focuses on Alabama RLC Members
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Shana Kluck
shanajk@gmail.com
(205) 586-5751
National Media Spotlight Focuses on Alabama RLC Members
Members of new Alabama organization send Homeland Security Report viral, participate in Tea Party activities across state, interviewed on national television
(BIRMINGHAM, ALA. – April 20, 2009) For an organization which has been operational for less than two weeks, members of the Alabama Chapter of the Republican Liberty Caucus have received significant national and state attention over the past few days.
ALRLC Media Director Stephen Gordon received considerable media attention for exposing the Department of Homeland Security report “Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Environment Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment,” which went viral on the Internet.
“Considering that several of our RLC members provide Web 2.0 services for a living, we felt it was our civic responsibility to ensure that the story went immediately viral on the Internet,” said ALRLC Media Coordinator Stephen Gordon. “It’s critically important that believers in small government are made aware that they are being targeted by the current administration.”
“The Bush administration’s creation of the new DHS was not simply another instance of poor administration and leadership,” wrote ALRLC Chairman Scott Boykin on the organization’s website. “Rather, it established a new tool for political leaders seeking to demonize their opponents. Bush’s intentions in creating DHS don’t matter now, because it’s no longer his department. The more power government has, the greater is its potential threat to our freedom. The DHS report is a startling reminder that big government is dangerous.”
Members of the Alabama Liberty Caucus also assisted with the coordination of three Tax Day Tea Parties held in Alabama. ALRLC Secretary Shana Kluck and Gordon helped secure speakers, provide professional advice and assisted with other logistical concerns for the Tuscaloosa and Birmingham Tea Parties, respectively. RLC supporter Matthew Givens was a coordinator for the Montgomery event. While crowd estimates vary, approximately ten thousand people attended these three events. The Birmingham event received national television attention on Fox News.
On Thursday, Gordon spent an hour as an in-studio guest along with national political journalist Robert Stacy McCain on WYDE’s Lee Davis Show. Discussing the topic of recent Alabama Tea Parties, McCain stressed a point which Gordon had made to him during Ron Paul’s recent presidential bid: “The Ron Paul movement wasn’t about Ron Paul. It was about a movement.”
Additionally, Gordon appeared on MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow Show on Tuesday. According to HotAir.com’s Green Room, Gordon took “hard shots at Newt Gingrich, Mike Huckabee and Alan Keyes” which “should suffice to dispel any notion that the Tea Party movement is a ‘neocon/Republican/Fox News’ conspiracy.”
Gordon also discussed the role of FreedomWorks/CSE during the campaign to defeat Governor Riley’s tax increase proposal in 2003.
The ALRLC’s organizational mission is to recruit and endorse candidates who support the RLC’s agenda, elect small-government Republicans to political office, and change the direction of the Republican Party to reflect our vision of peace and prosperity.
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The Montgomery Tax Day Tea Party
Along with Cindy Wright, longtime RLC supporter Matthew Givens coordinated the Montgomery/Tri-County Tea Party on April 15th. According to Givens, approximately 2,500 people attended the event.
- Here is Matthew’s report of the event.
- Here is an interview of Givens before the event.
- Here is some news coverage of the event.
- Here are some pictures of the event.
Also, we’ve been told that Maytown pastor Dr. John Killian either just has, or is about to, join the newly formed Alabama Republican Liberty Caucus. Many of you will recall Dr. Killian delivering this fiery speech in support of Ron Paul at the Western Alabama Republican Assembly straw poll last year.
Dr. Killian provides the text of the speech he delivered in Montgomery on his personal blog.
Congratulations to everyone in the Montgomery area who contributed to make this activity a great success.
ALRLC media director beats Rachel Maddow at her own game
Using her own gimmick against her, ALRLC Media Director bests liberal MSNBC television hostess Rachel Maddow. He also managed to throw some sharp jabs at Governor Mike Huckabee, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former Ambassador Alan Keyes for their lack of commitment to the principles of freedom.
ALRLC media director credited with breaking DHS “rightwing extremist” report
Our very own Stephen Gordon has been credited by a significant portion of the Internet for his key role in disclosing the recently publicized Department of Homeland Security report entitled: “Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Environment Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment.”
The report contains the following definition:
Rightwing extremism in the United States can be broadly divided into those groups, movements, and adherents that are primarily hate-oriented (based on hatred of particular religious, racial or ethnic groups), and those that are mainly antigovernment, rejecting federal authority in favor of state or local authority, or rejecting government authority entirely. It may include groups and individuals that are dedicated to a single issue, such as opposition to abortion or immigration.
Also targeted in the report are veterans, folks anticipating additional restrictions to their Second Amendment rights, and those concerned about the loss of U.S. sovereignty. In short, this report identifies an overwhelming majority of Alabamians.
Not only has news of this report dominated the Internet for the last few days, the White House and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano have also been forced to respond (not satisfactorily, to date) to the situation.
Congratulations to Stephen for his fine work in shedding some sunlight upon this most disturbing document.
Media alert: ALRLC spokesperson to be interviewed by Lee Davis
ALRLC spokesman Stephen Gordon will be sharing an hour of live radio with national political correspondent Robert Stacy McCain at 5:00 this afternoon. They’ll be on WYDE’s The Lee Davis Show, which can be heard at 101.1FM though most of central and northern Alabama.
Our First YouTube: Party Like It’s 1773
We’ll be posting Alabama Tea Party events on this site. If you have any additional information, corrections or updates about Alabama events, please contact Shana or leave a comment below.
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Thomas Woods on National Television
Alabama’s very own Thomas Woods has a new book out. Meltdown is hitting the NY Times bestseller list. Woods was on 101.1 FM’s Lee Davis Show the other day, and here he is on Fox News with Judge Andrew Napolitano, Gerald Celente and John Stossel.
The GOP needs libertarians more than libertarians need the GOP right now
Stephen Gordon chimed in regarding the debate between senior GOP personalities over at The Next Right. He concludes: