I do not live in VA and I know nothing about this individual, but I have several questions. How did this person become Chairman? Was there a vote? If so, who voted? Was it an appointment? If so, who did the appointing? Or was the position merely assumed by this individual?
IMO, FReeper ThePatriotsFlag said it best about a year ago;
Something special is happening with the Tea Party Movement of today. Of course people will try to gain control of it because it is a very powerful source of energy. But the concern that it is “not controlled” and therefore “doomed” is unfounded. It needs not be nor should it be confined ... to a leader, to an organization or to a specific plan. Such activity would nullify the greatness of what it has become to date and could grow to in the future. One needn’t worry ... one only need to join the energy, shun people who attempt its control and allow plans to be spur of the moment. With a leader, there is a target, with an organization, a counter-organization, with a plan, a thwarting of the plan. But as pure ENERGY ... nothing can stop it. Think of it is energy ... join it, and be a part of this historical change-making effort.
RICHMOND, Va—The leader of Virginia’s Tea Party organization has officially declared her candidacy for U.S. Senate.
Tea Party Patriots Federation chairwoman Jamie Radtke has filed papers to run for the Senate as a Republican in 2012. Radtke said she was prompted to join the race due to concerns about the ballooning national debt. Former senator George Allen, also a Republican, is expected to announce plans that he will also run for the seat held by Democrat Jim Webb, who has not said whether he’ll seek reelection.
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