In memory and tribute to Homer Jackson

The state of Alabama and the Republican Party lost a true pioneer this weekend. Homer Jackson, longtime treasure for the Alabama Republican Party left this life on Sunday. A man of great intellect and unsurpassed integrity, Homer was truly one of the genuinely nicest people I have ever met. It wasn’t difficult to determine that his joyful demeanor radiated from his Christian faith. To refer to him as a consummate gentleman would be an understatement.

Montgomery, AL - Alabama Secretary of State Beth Chapman is one of 40 emerging state leaders from across the nation selected for the prestigious Toll Fellowship Program sponsored by The Council of State Governments.

The August 2009 edition of the Shelby Delegate, the newly-renamed official news magazine of the Shelby County Republican Party, is now online and can be accessed by clicking the link below. The news magazine is best viewed in "full screen" mode. Some of the articles of interest in this edition focus on the health care debate raging in Washington, D.C., the cap-and-tax bill that has stalled in the Congress, and the Shelby County Republican Party's 2009 Annual Dinner.

The Greatness of America: A Speech
By: Beth Chapman

America is the greatest country on the face of the earth.
There is no other country where people would risk their lives,
And give up everything they own,
Just to step foot on our sacred soil . . .
To get a chance to start a new,
And to know the true meaning of freedom.

There is no other country,
Where sixteen people would get on a raft made for ten,
And risk their very lives and the lives of their children,
Just so they could know the freedom we know,
Every single day of our lives.

This is a fictional story about a fox and a dysfunctional henhouse, or, let's say, a dysfunctional state government. In order to accomplish the dysfunctional objective, the fox needs three things: money, power and control.

First, the money. A constant funding source, preferably from union members not paying attention to what is done with the funds they so blindly hand over. If the members knew, most of them would be morally outraged. They would find their union's methods and actions reprehensible. So, constant access to large amounts of union funds would be ideal.

The Shelby County Republican Party
cordially invites you to its

Annual Reception and Dinner

with Special Guest
Congressman Spencer Bachus

Honoring State Representative Mike Hill

Saturday, June 27, 2009

The Wynfrey Hotel

Hoover, Alabama
Reception and Silent Auction at 6:00 pm
followed by Dinner at 7:00 pm

More Information can be found here

America Is Still The Place Of Dreams
By Senator Hank Erwin
 
It's graduation time in Alabama. Thousands of high school seniors will march across stages or on football fields in the next few weeks to receive their graduation diplomas.

It will be a time a great joy for parents and grandparents alike.

Graduation is a time of dreams. It is a time of bright hopes for the future. It is a time of potential rather than problems.

Let me add some encouragement.

First, Dream big dreams.

The May 2009 edition of the Red State Review is now online and can be accessed by clicking the link below. The newsletter is best viewed in "full screen" mode. The Red State Review has been substantially expanded to include articles of interest, picture from our various events and activities, and features such as book reviews, announcements, and recipes. We hope you enjoy this new format!

The Shelby County Republican Party will host a booth at the upcoming Tea Party event on Wednesday April 15 at Veterans Park in Hoover from
6:30pm - 9:00pm.

For more event information see the website below:

http://shelbycoteaparty.wordpress.com/ - Main Website for Shelby County / Birmingham Tea Party

http://bit.ly/QBSPC - Facebook Event for Shelby County / Birmingham Tea Party

If you have any specific questions on the event, please drop them an email at: shelbycoteaparty@gmail.com

We hope to see you there!

Who Are America's Heroes?
By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service
Article Courtesy of the Department of Defense

WASHINGTON, March 13, 2009—The challenge issued by a flight attendant during a recent commercial air flight seemed innocuous enough: Name just one of the five Medal of Honor recipients from the current engagements in Afghanistan or Iraq, and get a free drink coupon.

But the passengers’ response – more specifically, the inability of all but just one to respond – revealed how little the average American knows about its military heroes.