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The American Dream The American Dream An Opportunity, Not An Entitlement January 17 - 19, 2015 In the fall of 2011, the original concept and goals of the South Carolina Tea Party Coalition Convention were first conceived and an effort established to hold a unifying gathering of grassroots activists from across South Carolina. The Convention’s purpose is to bring together Authors, Philosophers, Doctors, Conservative organizations and elected officials to share and discuss fundamental principles, latest research and suggest solutions for the crises facing our nation in peril. The Convention provides a platform for transparency in an environment, unencumbered by “political correctness” and where our 1st Amendment rights remain in full force. Since 2012, every speaker invited to the Convention has been strongly encouraged to speak honestly and boldly about their ideas, issues and solutions. As long as the Constitution remains the “Law of the Land”, no one is above it and it must be enforced equally and totally without prejudice or exception. We want to unify rather than divide the American people and if truth is on the table, then people are free to choose how they will pursue their American Dream. Joe Dugan is the executive producer of the Convention and has been a Tea Party leader, organizer and activist since 2009. His strongest passion lies in educating citizens and leading grassroots efforts to educate and inform. In 2011 Joe conceived The South Carolina Tea Party Coalition Convention and rallied volunteers to help him bring national and local leaders and experts together to discuss the issues facing our nation and South Carolina. Through the efforts of Joe and his dozens of volunteers, thousands of people have been educated and trained by experts addressing significant issues facing our nation. The 2015 convention is the fourth consecutive produced by Mr. Dugan and his team. 2015 South Carolina Tea Party Coalition Convention Thank You to Our Sponsors EVENT PLATINUM SPONSOR Event Bronze Sponsor Individual Sponsorships Americans for Prosperity Freedomworks _______________________ Speaker’s Hospitality Suite Mr. Donald Trump _______________________ Sunday Coffee Break Sponsored by the _______________________ Monday Coffee Break Mr. Donald Trump ✯Live Streaming of the Convention Provided by Tea Party Patriots✯ Convention Agenda FRIDAY _______________________________________ 1:20 PM Matt Batzel, American Majority 5:00 PM Welcome Party - For Convention Attendees Atlantic A Show me the money; professional political fundraising SATURDAY _______________________________________ 1:20 PM Conrad Quagliaroli, Cherokee Tea Party Patriots 9:00 AM Matt Robbins, American Majority Main Ballroom – How to get the most out of a Atlantic A Tea Party meeting Ten Steps to Full Speed Ahead in 2015 _______________________________________ 2:20 PM Break - All 9:00 AM Aubrey Blankenship, American Majority Main Ballroom 2:30 PM Joe Dugan, Executive Producer Building a Grassroots Machine (That Lasts!) Main Ballroom – Welcome _______________________________________ 9:00 AM Rev. Randy Riddle 2:40 PM Robert Rector, Heritage Foundation Atlantic B – 5000 Year Leap Main Ballroom – The War on Poverty: 50 years of failure _______________________________________ 9:00 AM Kate Keep, Hilton Head Tea Party 3:00 PM Col. Rob Maness, USAF (ret.) Atlantic C Main Ballroom – Amnesty & Securing our Border 2nd Amendment Presentation/Meeting 3:20 PM Amb. Henry Cooper, Maj. Gen. Eisner (ret) 10:00 AM Break - All Main Ballroom – Electro Magnetic Pulse (EMP) Response Panel 10:10 AM Lou Marin, I Am American Atlantic C – Balance the Federal Budget, 4:00 PM Dr. Steve Moysey, America Informed Abolish the Tax Code & Fire the IRS Main Ballroom – America Informed _______________________________________ 10:10 AM Matt Robbins, American Majority 4:20 PM Adam Andrzejewski, Open the Books Atlantic A – Run for office with victory guaranteed Main Ballroom – Open the Books _______________________________________ 10:10 AM Matt Batzel, American Majority 4:40 PM Dennis Michael Lynch, Entrepreneur Main Ballroom – How I Stole My State Main Ballroom – We Ride To DC (And How You Can Steal Yours) _______________________________________ 5:00 PM Joe Dugan, Executive Producer 10:10 AM Heritage Action Main Ballroom – Day One Wrap-up Atlantic B – Skill Clinic 7:00 PM Movie Screening, Craig Berman, Producer 11:10 AM Break – All Main Ballroom – Unfair: Exposing the IRS 11:20 AM Matt Robbins, American Majority SUNDAY Atlantic A – How the Progressive Left does it: The System We Confront 7:30 AM Rev. Randy Riddle _______________________________________ Atlantic Ballroom – Worship Service 11:20 AM Aubrey Blankenship, American Majority Main Ballroom – Winning Online: Unlocking 9:00 AM Rafael Cruz more power from social media Main Ballroom – Invocation _______________________________________ 11:20 AM Bob Menges, Convention of States 9:10 AM Joe Dugan, Executive Producer Atlantic B – Article V Convention of States seminar Main Ballroom – Welcome/Open _______________________________________ 11:20 AM Jake MacAulay, Institute on the Constitution 9:20 AM Bill Norton, Tea Party Patriots Atlantic C – Institute on the Constitution seminar Main Ballroom – Language of Liberty 9:45 AM Jeff Anderson, Robert Moffit, John Graham 12:20 PM Lunch - All Main Ballroom – Healthcare Panel 1:20 PM Matt Robbins, American Majority 10:35 AM Bill Finley Atlantic C – What happened in 2012 Main Ballroom – Wild Bill for America (and will it happen again?) Convention Agenda Cont. MONDAY 10:50 AM Deneen Borelli, Freedomworks 7:30 AM Americans for Prosperity Main Ballroom – Freedom Works Atlantic A - Breakfast - See AFP booth for tickets 11:10 AM Bill Pascoe, Tea Party Patriots 8:30 AM Joe Dugan, Executive Producer Main Ballroom – Legislative Update Main Ballroom - Opening 11:30 AM Kevin Jackson 8:35 AM Lt. Col. Bill Cowan (ret), Gordon Chang Main Ballroom – The Color of Politics Main Ballroom - National Security Panel 9:20 AM Rep. Tom Rice, South Carolina 11:50 AM Lunch - All Main Ballroom Marlin Restaurant 9:40 AM Rep. Jim Bridenstine, Oklahoma 12:00 PM Tea Party Patriots Luncheon Main Ballroom TPP 2-Year Plan See TPP Booth for Lunch Tickets 10:00 AM Dave Schwartz Main Ballroom - South Carolina Tax Reform 1:30 PM Rep. Jeff Duncan, South Carolina Main Ballroom 10:10 AM South Carolina Issues - “Keeping it Local” Main Ballroom 1:50 PM Rep. Louie Gohmert, Texas Rep. Chip Limehouse, Registration By Party Main Ballroom Lauren Martel, Support Local Conservatives Joshua Cook, Defeating Local Tax Hikes 2:10 PM Jake MacAulay, Institute on the Constitution Sheri Few, Improving Education And The GOP Main Ballroom – The Constitution & 2nd Amendment 11:10 AM Rick Santorum, Patriot Voices Main Ballroom 2:30 PM Armstrong Williams Main Ballroom – Introducing Dr. Ben Carson 11:45 AM Lunch - All 12:00 PM Sheri Few 2:35 PM Dr. Benjamin Carson Atlantic Ballroom - New Strategy for Combating Main Ballroom Common Core 3:10 PM Break - All - Coffee Break 1:00 PM Alan Wilson, Attorney General South Carolina Sponsored by the Sen. Ted Cruz Campaign Main Ballroom 3:40 PM Steve Bannon, Breitbart News Network 1:20 PM South Carolina Issues - “Keeping it Local” Main Ballroom – Breitbart News Main Ballroom Sheriff Ray Nash, Local Law Inforcement 4:00 PM Katrina Pierson, The Tea Party Leadership Fund Sen. Mike Rose, Local Petition Initiatives Main Ballroom – Introducing Sen. Ted Cruz Reese Boyd, Stand up and Speak Out Bill Conley, Precinct Re-Organization/GOTV 4:05 PM Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Main Ballroom 2:20 PM Rep. Mick Mulvaney Main Ballroom 4:40 PM David Bores Main Ballroom – State Sovereignty vs. Shar’ia 2:40 PM Break - All - Coffee Break, Sponsored by Donald Trump 5:00 PM Joe Dugan, Executive Producer Main Ballroom – Day Two Wrap-up 3:20 PM Lauren Cooley Main Ballroom – Turning Point USA 7:30PM David Bores 3:30 PM Donald Trump Boardroom – State Sovereignty vs. Shar’ia Main Ballroom w/Jeanne Seaver & Mary Wierbicki 4:05 PM Joe Dugan, Executive Producer Main Ballroom – Convention Wrap-up Jeffrey H. Anderson Matt Batzel Executive Director of the 2017 Is the new National Executive Project. A Ph.D. in political Director of American Majority. science from Claremont Matt had Graduate University, Anderson been the Wisconsin Executive was the senior speech writer at Director since October 2010, the United States Department when he opened that office. of Health and Human Services from 2008-09. His Under Matt Batzel’s leadership, the Wisconsin chapter of writings have been published in the Wall Street Journal, American Majority has trained 104 winning candidates the Weekly Standard, National Affairs, National Review, at the state and local level, held over 100 trainings, Claremont Review of Books, Investor’s Business Daily, and trained more than 3,800 individuals. Matt gained the Washington Times, and the New York Post. experience at the state and federal levels, including in all three branches of the federal government. He has a tax law background, having practiced in the private sector for over two years following his graduation from Adam Andrzejewski law school. Founder, OpenTheBooks.com Our mission- post “every dime, online, in real time” Deneen Borelli of all local, state, and federal government spending at Is a conservative author, OpenTheBooks.com & in our columnist, and television award winning Open The Books mobile app. At 1.6 personality. She is best known billion records, we are the largest private repository of for writing Blacklash: How government spending in the world. In 2010, I ran for Obama and the Left are Driving Governor of Illinois and narrowly lost the primary. Americans to the Government My work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Plantation, a political critique that criticizes Forbes, by John Stossel, Stephen Moore, The FOX News progressivism, crony capitalism, and elitism under the Channel, and even HBO’s Bill Maher. Obama administration. Borelli is a contributor to Fox News and Fox Business programs such as Hannity, The O’Reilly Factor, Fox and Friends, and Lou Dobbs Tonight Steve Bannon Serves as the Executive Chairman of Breitbart News David R.
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