Thursday, October 04, 2007

"Defending the American Dream"

Americans for Properity Foundation's "Defending the American Dream" Summit is taking place at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC, today and tomorrow. This is an all-star event with participants coming from 35 states to hear speakers such as:
John Stossel, Co-Anchor of 20/20
Fred Thompson, 2008 Presidential Candidate
Mitt Romney, 2008 Presidential Candidate
Rudy Giuliani, 2008 Presidential Candidate
Sen. Sam Brownback, 2008 Presidential Candidate
Sen. John McCain, 2008 Presidential Candidate
Sen. Tom Coburn (OK-R)
Sen. Jim DeMint (SC-R)
Congressman Jeff Flake (AZ-R)
Michael Steele, former MD Lt. Governor
Dinesh D'Souza, author of Ronald Reagan
The two-day event will present an opportunity for citizen leaders to learn more about how they can protect the principles of freedom that President Ronald Reagan espoused.

Those citizen leaders will help send a message that American taxpayers have had enough of out-of-control spending and taxation -- that there exists a national grassroots movement committed to protecting our economic freedom.

Leading grassroots experts will conduct seminars to offer tools to help recruit, motivate, and develop even more grassroots leaders to carry on this important fight.

National experts will tell how to more effectively make citizen voices heard on Capitol Hill or in the state legislature, how to recruit additional grassroots activists at the local level, and how to organize local grassroots Summits in each state.

The event will close Friday evening with a Ronald Reagan Dinner offering a tribute to that great conservative leader.

Virginia has the largest state delegation attending with a special lunch tomorrow featuring Attorney General Bob McDonnell and other guests.

I hope to blog from the Summit although it promises to be a whirlwind two days. Townhall.com will have a bloggers gathering and, all in all, it should be an informative, interesting time in DC.

"You can't put a price tag on the American Dream. That Dream is the heart and soul of America; it's the promise that keeps our nation forever good and generous, a model and hope to the world." -- President Ronald Reagan

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