Monday, January 16, 2012
Tea partiers gather at historic convention in Palmetto State.
MYRTLE BEACH — Just in time for the GOP presidential debate, the inaugural S.C. Tea Party Convention concluded Monday. One organizer called "phase three" of the tea party: "Making our presense known again," Myrtle Beach Tea Party Chair Joe Dugan said. Phase one was rallying and phase two was educating and building infrastructure, he said. The convention featured more than 30 speakers, all talking on a range of topics now familiar to the tea party, at the waterfront Springmaid Resort Hotel. Topics included Sharia law, Agenda 21, national security and holding politicians' feet to the fire. Just two presidential candidates addressed the audience of 500-plus. The convention drew from all corners of the state, even bringing in some out-of-…
Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum address tea partiers in Myrtle Beach.
MYRTLE BEACH — Two of the five GOP presidential hopefuls addressed a crowd of about 500 at the inaugural S.C. Tea Party Convention Monday. Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich were the only candidates who accepted invitations to speak at the event. Ron Paul originally tried to send a surrogate and was denied, and then on Monday decided to come. However, he showed up and reportedly left before Gingrich finished his 20-minute talk. Neither Gingrich or Santorum turned their sights on each other, and didn't seek to separate themselves from each other. Read here of speculations of Gingrich supporting Santorum. The candidates focused on incumbent President Barack Obama and frontrunner Mitt Romney. Both also focused on key issues important to the …
Retired Marine Corps Maj. Gen. James E. Livingston speaks to audience at S.C. Tea Party Convention.
Billed as a "conversation about national security," Maj. Gen. James E. Livingston spoke mostly on general concepts of the South Carolina primary and supporting the military during the S.C. Tea Party Convention Monday in Myrtle Beach. "Let me suggest if you analyze the candidates, all of them have warts but we can go beyond that because we need to get back to that ideal, the soul of America," Livingston said. "This election is not about a candidate; this election is about the soul of America." Livingston is retired from the U.S. Marines and is a Medal-of-Honor recipient. He now lives in South Carolina, the state currently being courted by five GOP candidates ahead of the Jan. 21 election. The convention has more than 30 speakers, speaking …
Convention organizer Joe Dugan announces Ron Paul will attend the convention Monday.
Update 2:26 p.m.: This story originally reported that the S.C. Tea Party Convention organizers refused to allow presidential candidate Ron Paul to have a surrogate speaker during the event Monday afternoon. As a result, Paul would be absent from the event, which is no longer the case. MYRTLE BEACH — GOP presidential nominee hopeful Ron Paul will speak Monday afternoon at the S.C. Tea Party Convention, according to organizer Joe Dugan. There has been some confusion over whether or not the Republican member would attend along with Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich, who were originally the the only candidates visiting the convention. According to Dugan, he misunderstood when the Ron Paul campaign called and requested to speak at 3:45 p.m. …
Monday, January 2, 2012
Two-day event prior to debate will feature presidential candidates in intimate forums only open to tea party members.
MYRTLE BEACH — Think of the two-day event as a trade show for the tea party. Running concurrent but not in opposition to the SCGOP Experience Weekend, the first-ever S.C. Tea Party Convention will host more than 35 guest speakers and focus on educating tea party members Jan. 15 and Jan. 16 at Springmaid Beach Resort. The event is only open to tea party members, who must sign up ahead of time (Click here to send an email request). Members pay for $1 each day, but a donation of $5 per day is requested. All of the GOP presidential candidates have been invited. So far, only Rep. Michele Bachmann, former Sen. Rick Santorum and former Speaker Newt Gingrich have confirmed. Other speakers include Congressman Tim Scott, Gov. Nikki Haley, SCGOP …
Jay Bennett
12:05 pm on Monday, January 16, 2012
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