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| More Cluelessness in Washington |
| Saturday, April 04, 2009 |
When British Prime Minister Gordon Brown visited Washington a few weeks ago, the Obama administration apparently didn't know that the State Department had an office that handled protocol for visiting dignitaries.
"According to a person close to the situation, Obama hasn't yet appointed a chief of protocol and his staffers, still unpacking, didn't realize that the State Department has an entire office dedicated to foreign visits."
Brown proudly presented Obama with a pencil holder carved from the antislavery ship, the HMS Gannet. Obama reciprocated with a DVD set of Hollywood movies, including "Psycho." When Brown got back home, he discovered they didn't work in his European player.
"At a minimum you don't want to give offense," says a former White House official who helped orchestrate foreign visits for a previous president. "That was really phoning it in."
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Contact: Sheridan Folger, Co-Founder Foundation for Conservative Solutions 603-534-7932 executivedirecto2@letsgetthisright.com
THOUSANDS PREPARED TO DESCEND ON BOSTON FOR TAX DAY TEA PARTY
BOSTON-- While there are over 1600 tea parties planned around the nation for this coming tax day, April 15, one of the largest and certainly the most symbolic will be held in Boston. Thousands of participants are anticipated to gather to hear some of the nation's leading public policy leaders address why our federal government's policies of excessive economic micromanagement, punitive taxation, and unprecedented wasteful spending are proving damaging to American freedom.
The Boston Tea Party on Tax Day will be held:
Date: Wednesday April 15, 2009
Time: 11am ET to 9pm ET (speakers can be heard from noon to 2pm ET)
Location: Massachusetts State House at 24 Beacon Street, Boston
From noon to 2pm, the following speakers will address the Boston Tax Day Tea Party, which will be emceed by WRKO Radio host Todd Feinburg:
**Jim Stergios, Executive Director, Pioneer Institute
**Massachusetts State Senator Bob Hedlund (R-Weymouth)
**Barry Hinckley, Fair Tax
**David Tuerck, Beacon Hill Institute
**Carla Howell, Center for Small Government
**Chip Faulkner, Citizens for Limited Taxation
**Michael Johns, national conservative leader and former White House speechwriter and Heritage Foundation policy analyst
**Brad Marston, Foundation for Conservative Solutions
**Sheridan Folger, Sovereignty Alliance
The event, which is expected to feature prominently in national media coverage of the Tax Day Tea Parties, is open to the public and media.
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Would greatly appreciate if you shared this.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Sheridan Folger, Co-Founder Foundation for Conservative Solutions 603-534-7932 executivedirecto2@letsgetthisright.com
THOUSANDS PREPARED TO DESCEND ON BOSTON FOR TAX DAY TEA PARTY
BOSTON-- While there are over 1600 tea parties planned around the nation for this coming tax day, April 15, one of the largest and certainly the most symbolic will be held in Boston. Thousands of participants are anticipated to gather to hear some of the nation's leading public policy leaders address why our federal government's policies of excessive economic micromanagement, punitive taxation, and unprecedented wasteful spending are proving damaging to American freedom.
The Boston Tea Party on Tax Day will be held:
Date: Wednesday April 15, 2009
Time: 11am ET to 9pm ET (speakers can be heard from noon to 2pm ET)
Location: Massachusetts State House at 24 Beacon Street, Boston
From noon to 2pm, the following speakers will address the Boston Tax Day Tea Party, which will be emceed by WRKO Radio host Todd Feinburg:
**Jim Stergios, Executive Director, Pioneer Institute
**Massachusetts State Senator Bob Hedlund (R-Weymouth)
**Barry Hinckley, Fair Tax
**David Tuerck, Beacon Hill Institute
**Carla Howell, Center for Small Government
**Chip Faulkner, Citizens for Limited Taxation
**Michael Johns, national conservative leader and former White House speechwriter and Heritage Foundation policy analyst
**Brad Marston, Foundation for Conservative Solutions
**Sheridan Folger, Sovereignty Alliance
The event, which is expected to feature prominently in national media coverage of the Tax Day Tea Parties, is open to the public and media.