I got off the plane, picked up my bag and stepped outside to meet up with my ride to the hotel.  I was not expecting the blast of cold air that hit me and immediately caused shivers that served as the  opening conversation with the driver.  

Reminder to self...check the weather before your journey and throw a sweater in your bag just in case.  Always be PREPARED.

I arrived in Manchester, New Hampshire for tomorrow night's Presidential Debate.  Florida will be the host state for the next Sept 12 CNN debate and I am here to see how it works and what we will need to do to PREPARE for it.  

The Sept debate audience will be filled with tea party members and other tea party groups across the country will be a part of the evening. It is an unusual way to handle this and it makes us proud to know that we are still here and our message is still resonating -- enough so to garner a prime time debate on CNN!

This movement was called into action  by a force bigger than all of us.  It woke  us up two years ago and said "pay attention, your government is out of control."   We were furious with the bailouts of banks and then the meltdown of the housing industry.     Our awakening from a long sleep of apathy, happened suddenly across America and our leaders were not PREPARED for us.

We weren't PREPARED for all the corruption and lies we uncovered as we became fully awake.   The daily research and sharing of findings between tea party members became a life changing experience for many of us.  It consumed us and some of us walked away from our normal lives and some from their livelihood.  It didn't matter because when you are called to a mission you are willing to give up your wordily goods and fortunes to serve for the good of the cause.

And the cause of the tea party movement is simple...LIBERTY!

No one really understood what was happening and some still do not.  What they do realize is America is worst off now than two years ago.  Hope has long ago left our shores and we are hanging on to individual FAITH that resonates inside America's culture.  

The candidates will arrive tomorrow and will be behind the scenes studying and PREPARING their answers to questions they hope are asked.    We hope the questions are deep and will allow us inside the real person behind the campaign mask.

We are crossing our fingers they  will not listen completely to their consultants and instead will be candid and truthful in their communication.  We want real plans with ideas how to help America heal and restore our prosperity again.    No more hokey slogans or pie in the sky promises.   Give us the real deal and not the new deal!

It is unseasonably cool here in New Hampshire but tomorrow night the candidates need to be PREPARED to be in the hot seat.  

Tune in at 8:00 pm on CNN Monday night, June 13th.   Listen intently, pay attention and share your thoughts on Twitter and Facebook.  If you are in Jacksonville you can join others at Mudville Grill for a debate watching party.  Check our website at www.fctpcommunity.org for more information.

We are 17 months away from electing a new President.    All of us  need to PREPARE to work hard to ensure President Obama takes his last trip on Air Force One back home to Chicago!