GOP After Action Letter – Bryan Membership drive

From the desk of Larry Barker

I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone that participated in the membership drive for their efforts in making a very rainy Friday night event, a huge hit!!

Over 130 people enjoyed low country boil and heard Congressman Jack Kingston and Senator Eric Johnson. We raised in excess of $1,000 in membership dues, and more importantly added new members to our roster. The food was great and so was the hospitality, I want to personally thank Michele and Toby Roberts for hosting us at their wonderful home and this would not have come off with out their tireless work and planning. Thanks again Michele and Toby.

A couple of thoughts on where we go from here:

• As Jack reminded us Friday night, 2010 will be a crucial year not only for Georgia and the GOP but also for the USA. He said it’s time to “get off the bench” and indeed it is. The fate and direction this country will take over the course of the next 8 years is at stake here. We must success in taking back control of the Senate and House.
• I have received numerous comments from members saying they will no longer support the GOP as contributors because of the failures of the past administration and the presumed deafening silence coming from the GOP in Washington. While we can all appreciate that feeling – let’s not burn down the barn to get rid of the rats! If you believe in the basic tenets of conservatism, ie. life, liberty ( without the intervention of a huge massive government bureaucracy in our lives, ) and the pursuit of happiness and freedom in achieving your dreams and goals in life, then stand with us., shoulder to shoulder.
• We need to fuel a grass roots uprising by supporting our candidates with donation donations and our time. I want to see us raise at least $10,000 for our gubernatorial and congressional candidates herein Bryan County.
• We need to use cutting edge technology to sell our message and get the word out , ie…text messaging, facebook, iphones, emails, talk radio, television. etc.. not to just our group but to all those who share our ideals. We need to encourage young people to get involved. We need to be ON MESSAGE with our talking points and get in the face of the media when challenged with our message and hold the media accountable for the truth and not waffle or waiver when under attack.

We are in the planning stages of our next rally to be held this fall and we will be calling on each of you to support this endeavour. I want to again thank everyone for their support and I am honored to be your chairman in this truly historic time. May God bless each of you and the USA.

Larry Barker
Chairman, Bryan County Georgia GOP.