Marilyn Rickert's Page

In discussing a National Spokesman with many of you, the idea has arisen that a team of spokesmen may be preferable. We need a very visible presence in the media and it may be more effective the have a team economists, CPAs, parents, etc. available to speak to the issues surrounding the FairTax. For example if the subject is small business - a small business owner may be our best spokesman.

What do you think?

Thank you to all of the many volunteers who donated their time, talents and money to make all of the FairTax events below possible!

*CPAC - Conservative Political Action Conference www.cpac.org DC
*College Republican National Committee Convention http://www.crnc.org/register-2009-convention DC
*National Taxpayers Union Event http://www.ntu.org/main/ DC
*Midwest FairTax Rally http://www.midwestrally.com/ MO
*Netroots Nation http://netrootsnation.org/ PA
*Right… Continue

If you have been watching C-SPAN this past weekend, you would have seen programing from two very important events in Pittsburgh, PA -- Netroots, a conference of left leaning bloggers, and Right Online, a conference of right leaning bloggers. FairTax was, and needed to be, at both events.

I attended the Netroots event and I can report we were warmly received. We had a few "I am not interested" and two who were concerned we were a right wing organization because Mike Huckabee endorsed the FairTax… Continue

This year's GOP State Convention was held in the Convention Center in Savannah, Georgia. Supplies and banners were brought in by Lyn Williamson, 4th DD and setup of the booth was THE prime location for all delegates and attendees to come by our booth. In addition, we were flanked by the two top contenders for next year's governors race, Karen Handel and John Oxendine. Cong. John Linder along with other elected officials came by on Friday and Saturday during the convention which also had Herman C… Continue

Travel information for everyone who would like to plan on attending the Midwest Rally
http://www.midwestrally.com/

1. Food will be available from 8 am through the evening. Banks and Shane will be performing starting around 4 pm and will continue until people are gone...they said they will play till 10 pm if folks are lovin' it!!! I think that most will be exausted by that time, but who knows???

2. Hotel -- Block of rooms at the Hilton Garden Inn 1 mile from the event
Hilton Garden Inn
3300 Van… Continue