In Memory: “Skip” Unger
With great sadness, we report that Oscar Trent “Skip” Unger passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2012, in San Antonio.
As many of you know, Skip was a firm believer in the Constitution, which led him to involvement with the San Antonio Tea Party. He was instrumental in establishing the “City Council watchdog” function to ensure our values are voiced at the local level of government. In so doing, he showed his unselfishness as he donated much of his time on behalf of his fellow citizens. He was engaged and passionate not only to hold our elected officials accountable, but also to engage with them to find solutions. For that, he is a patriot.
Skip was born in San Angelo on February 12, 1939 to Oscar and Audrey Unger and was a graduate of Angelo State University. He served proudly in the United States Air Force. After his service in the AF, he worked on a seismograph crew searching for oil & gas in Africa. He helped design instrumentation on the A-7 Corsair, assisted in the design and development…
State of the Union Watch Party Is Tuesday!
On Tuesday night, the President will deliver his (hopefully LAST) State of the Union message! Such an historic event deserves more than simply watching it at home … it should occur in the company of your Tea Party friends, watching and weeping, cheering and jeering together!
If you agree, plan to attend the State of the Union Watch Party, jointly sponsored by your San Antonio Tea Party and the American Action Network on Tuesday, January 24th, at Sideliners , at 15630 Henderson Pass. CLICK HERE for map.
Article II, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution requires the President “from time to time give to Congress information of the State of the Union and recommend to their Consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient.” Historically presidents would give a written report, but every president since Woodrow Wilson has presented it as a speech delivered before a joint session of Congress. On Tuesday, President Obama will…
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SATP Co-Sponsors Debate
The San Antonio Tea Party cosponsored, along with the Republican Men’s Club of Bexar County, a debate on Thursday, January 19th, between candidates for the Republican Party nomination for Texas State Senator to represent the 25th Senate District.
All three Republican candidates—incumbent Senator Jeff Wentworth, Texas Railroad Commissioner Elizabeth Ames Jones, and Dr. Donna Campbell—took part in the event attended by a large number of our patriots and others from across the district. All three of these candidates are familiar to us at the SATP: Commissioner Ames Jones and Ms. Campbell are frequent attendees at our general meetings, and Senator Wentworth has addressed the group previously. The debate, held at Paesano’s at the Quarry, was moderated by Jim Forsyth.
Robert Colunga of the Republican Men’s Club was very appreciative of our support. Calling the event a success, he wrote, “I want to thank the San Antonio Tea Party on behalf of the Republican Men’s Club for all the work they have done and they continue to do and for all the support that was shown during this event.” …
Romney, Dewhurst Lead in Texas
Rick Perry’s Presidential campaign is doing about as bad in Texas now as it is everywhere else in the country. When PPP last polled the state in September he was at 49%, leading Mitt Romney by 39 points. Now Perry’s support has declined by 31 points, leaving him in 3rd place at 18%. Mitt Romney at 24% and Newt Gingrich at 23% lead the way with Rick Santorum at 15%, Ron Paul at 12%, and Buddy Roemer at 0% rounding out the field behind Perry.
What might be most shocking on this poll is that Romney edges Perry 46-45 if Republican voters had to pick just between the two of them. When we asked that identical question four months ago Perry led Romney 72-18. There’s been a 55 point shift in Romney’s direction.
It’s not just that Texas Republicans are no longer planning to vote for Perry—a lot of them even feel…
Honoring George Washington
“First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen, he was second to none in humble and enduring scenes of private life. Pious, just, humane, temperate, and sincere; uniform, dignified, and commanding; his example was as edifying to all around him as were the effects of that example lasting. . . . Correct throughout, vice shuddered in his presence and virtue always felt his fostering hand. The purity of his private character gave effulgence to his public virtues.”
Those words, written by John Marshall and delivered by Richard Henry Lee, were in tribute to George Washington upon his death in 1799. Ranked among the greatest of presidents, his life of valor, patriotism, statesmanship, and virtue has been inspirational to many generations of Americans as well as citizens of other countries across the ages and around the world. That is why we still honor his birth date—February 22nd—as a national holiday. Read Matthew Spalding’s fascinating article…
Obama Claims He’s 4th Best President
President Obama, however, is a different breed. Only three years into his term, he has ranked himself as the 4th best president. Unbelievable? Read the following December 16th article by NewsBusters writer P.J. Gladnick (CLICK HERE) .
George Washington was the father of our country.
Eh! No big deal. Barack Obama is better…at least in his own mind. Such was the laughably absurd claim of President Obama on 60 Minutes last Sunday. What? You didn’t see it? That was because 60 Minutes conveniently left it out of its broadcast. If you want to see Obama engage in this latest bit of over the top braggadocio you can only see it at the online…
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