Roy Moore leads those in attendance at the Calhoun County GOP picnic on Monday night in the Pledge of Allegiance.
The meal was good and meeting fellow Republicans is always enjoyable — but having Roy Moore and John McMillan lead us in the two primary acts of religious freedom, gave the event special meaning.
We express our appreciation to Judges Mannon Bankson, Laura Phillips and Brian Howell for sponsoring the event and doing the cooking. J.D. Hess had the pavilion set up for the picnic and helped with the cooking, and Carolyn Henderson had a good meal planned for the event. The pavilion was full despite the threat of bad weather.
John McMillan and K.L. Brown visit after enjoying their meals at the picnic on Monday night.
To see more photos from the picnic, visit the Photo Gallery.
Welcome to the Duke family
We had another some other special guests at the picnic. Elizabeth Wooten Duke, the youngest daughter of Calvin and Winelle Wooten, and her family have joined the party. When I met recently with former GOP Chairman George Deyo, he showed me the party’s original roster and Winelle Wooten was the only woman in the party. We welcome them!!
Florida Congressman West to headline GOP Summer Dinner in Montgomery
State GOP Chairman Bill Armistead was proud to announce recently that the distinguished guest-speaker for the annual ALGOP Summer Dinner will be Florida Congressman and rumored Vice Presidential hopeful, Colonel Allen West. The 2012 Summer Dinner will be held on Friday, June 22, at the Renaissance Hotel in Montgomery.
Rep. West is a dynamic speaker who embodies the conservative spirit and values of the Republican Party. A retired lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army, Rep. West’s family members have served in the United States Armed Forces for four consecutive generations. Col. West proudly and bravely served our country for more than 22 years, fighting in a number of combat zones including Operation Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom and the conflict in Afghanistan.
After retiring from the military, at the urging of friends and neighbors, Col. West decided to make a bid for Congress in 2010. Employing a purely grassroots movement, Col. West quickly went from a long-shot candidate to igniting support across the country through his candid, no-nonsense approach to American politics and amazing ability to electrify a crowd.
Supporters embraced West’s passion and unapologetic conservative views, contributing the second highest amount of money for a Congressional candidate in the entire country, almost all of which came from individual donors. Recently receiving endorsements from a number of Republican heavyweights as a potential Vice Presidential candidate, West has a bright future with the Republican Party.
The event will begin with a welcome reception at 6 p.m. followed by dinner at 7 p.m.
