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PHOTOS – ICON LECTURE – REVERSING AMERICA’S DECLINE

Tuesday, March 15th, 2016

Lt. Colonel Patrick Testerman USAF (ret) spoke on “Reversing America’s Decline” at the ICON Lecture Series on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

The lecture addressed issues of military leadership, including the role of our past military history in national and international leadership. This included the central qualities of virtue and moral clarity in the unparalleled influence that the U.S. has had.

Lt. Colonel Testerman served in the U.S. Air Force for over 23 years. He was: Research Analyst for Strategic Defense Initiative Organization; Air Force pilot with over 3,000 hours during two combat tours of Kosovo, Serbia, and Iraq; Instructor in leadership and ethics at the Air War College and Joint Warfighter School.

ICON’s next lecture will be “The Refugee Resettlement Migration Crisis” on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at 7 pm. at Extraordinary Ventures, 200 S. Elliott Road, Chapel Hill. The guest speaker will be James Simpson, an investigative journalist and a nationally recognized expert on issues brought about during refugee resettlement. For tickets and more details, please go to www.iconlectureseries.com
The following photos were taken at the event. Nancy

Our Dedicated Military leaders, Ronald Reagan 1982

Lt. Colonel Patrick Testerman (Ret) USAF

Janie Wagstaff, ICON Lecture Series President

Military Missions in Action www.militarymissionsinaction.org
From the left: Meg Gresham, ICON Board, James Adcock,
and Mike Dorman, Executive Director

Lt. Colonel Patrick Testerman and his parents, Karen and David Testerman of New Hampshire

Lt. Colonel Patrick Testerman and David Lister

From the left: Barbara D’Zan, Jane Hogan, ICON Advisory Board, and Karen Testerman

From the left: Kimberly Sanchez, ICON Board, Nancy Erdman and Susan Thomas

Marlene Waller and Larry Beckler

Keith Davis, Dr. Laura Gutman, ICON Board and Dee Davis

From the left: Mary McKinney, Kari Hall and Kathy Arab

From the left: Gladys Kofalt, Dr. John and Cathy Wright

Andrea Rock, ICON Board and Colonel Jay Stobbs, Ranger, US Army (ret)

Gladys Kofalt and Skip Woody

From the left: Karen Testerman, Karen Macomson and Dee Park

From the left: Barbara D’Zan, Guy Guidry and Jane Hogan, ICON Advisory Board

From the left: Joel Freelander, Jeff Miller and Marty Martin

Q&A, LT. Colonel Testerman and Gwen and Eugene Ramage

From the left: Terry Wiegers, friends of ICON, Nancy Clark ICON Board, and Mary McKinney Friends of ICON

From the left: Gladys Kofalt, Lt. Colonel Testerman and Mary McKinney

Jenise Guidry and Seamus O’Neill

After the lecture at the new Silver Spot Cinema Complex, A great spot to discuss “Reversing America’s Decline”

Posted in American History, Foreign Policy, ICON LECTURE SERIES, Military, National Defense, Obama Administraiton and Policy, Photos, Political Correctness, Religion, Religious Freedom, Social Justice | No Comments »

PHOTOS – CIVITAS CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE – MARCH 2016

Thursday, March 10th, 2016

Civitas Institute presented their Conservative Leadership Conference for 2016 on March 4 and 5 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Cary, North Carolina.

Civitas was founded in 2005 and is committed to creating a North Carolina whose citizens enjoy liberty and prosperity derived from limited government, personal responsibility and civic engagement. To that end, Civitas develops and advocates for conservative policy solutions to improve the lives of all North Carolinians.

The following photos were taken at the event. Nancy

Francis DeLuca, President, Civitas Institute

North Carolina Lt. Governor Dan Forest

Lt. Colonel Allen West, Executive Director, The National Center for Policy Analysis

Francis DeLuca and Lt. Colonel Allen West

Lt. Governor Dan Forest and Howard Schultz

Lt. Colonel Allen West

Ann McElhinney, Journalist, Firm Producer and Director – Frack Nation and soon to be released movie, Gosnell

Dinesh D’Souza, Filmmaker, Author & commentator, soon to be released Hillary’s America

David Limbaugh, Author, Columnist & Commentator

Heidi Cruz, wife of Senator Ted Cruz

Heidi Cruz

From the left: Jim Duncan, candidate of U.S. House of Representatives and Sean Moser

From the left: Dr. Rosemary Fernandez Stein, candidate, North Carolina Superintendent of Public Schools and Emily Walker, Durham GOP

Frank Roche, candidate, U.S. House of Representatives and Nancy Clark, founder, Conservative Women’s Forum

On the right: Mark Harris, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church, Charlotte, NC

Robert Knight, candidate, North Carolina House, District 91 and Mary Lou Drake

From the left: Donna Willimas, past Chair, Wake County GOP, Ron Margiotta and Ann Marie Calabria, Judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals

From the left: Terry Johnson, Francis DeLuca, President, Civitas Institute, and Patricia Johnson

From the right: Ted Hicks, Johnathan Riches, and Peter Lipsett

Dinesh D’Souza and his fiancee and Mary Lou Drake

Center, Ken McClendon, The Best in Urban Conservative Talk

From the left: Robert Knight, Mary Lou Drake, Ann McElhinney, and Felice Pete

Lt. Colonel Patrick Testerman, Civitas Guest Speaker and Nancy Clark, Conservative Women’s Forum. Lt. Col. Testerman’s talk was Reversing the Leadership Crisis in our Armed Forces

Jimmy Kemp, son of Jack Kemp, Civitas Guest Speaker

From the left: Zan Bunn, President, North Carolina Federation of Republican Women, Felice Pete, past President, Wake County GOP and Emily Walker, Durham GOP

From the left: Dave Carter, Sean Moser and Janie Wagstaff, President, ICON Lecture Series

From the left: Meg Gresham, ICON Board Member and Jane Hogan , ICON Advisory Board Member

Dinesh D’Souza and Nancy Clark

ICON Lecture Series table at Civitas CLC

From the left: Meg Gresham and Nancy Clark, ICON Lecture Series Board Members

From the left: Betty Ann Guidry, ICON Treasurer, Karin Nemetz, LIberty Lunch and Meg Gresham, ICON Board Member

From the left: Colonel (Ret) Jay Stoobs, Ranger, US Army, Mary Lou Drake and Jay DeLancy, Voter Integrity Project

Mary and Dave Carter

From the left: Janie Wagstaff and Betty Ann Guidry

From the left: Karen Nemetz, LIberty Lunch, Andrea Rock, ICON Board Member and Lee Green, Vice Chair, Durham GOP

Francis DeLuca, President, Civitas Institute

Posted in Allen West, Civitas, Conservatism, Frank Roche, Grassroots, ICON LECTURE SERIES, NC Politics, Photos, Politics | No Comments »

PHOTOS – DEFEND FREEDOM TOUR 2016, RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA

Monday, February 22nd, 2016

The Defend Freedom Tour 2016 was held at the Hilton North Raleigh/Midtown Hotel, Raleigh, North Carolina, on Friday, February 19, 2016. Concerned Veterans For America sponsored the event and their mission is to advocate for policies that will preserve the freedom and prosperity that they and their families so proudly fought and sacrificed to defend. The following photos are from the event.

Honor Guard

Ayla Brown, daughter of former Senator Scott Brown, singing the National Anthem

Ayla Brown

Lt. Colonel William Cowan, USMC

Karen Vaughn, mother of a fallen U.S. Navy Seal Team 6 member shot down in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan

Cody McGregor, U.S. Army sniper, Afghanistan

Madison Rising

Gadi Adelman, Dee Sams and Martha Williams

Gadi, Dee and Martha

from the left: Nancy Clark and Janie Wagstaff

And God said…..

table centerpieces

Sue Googe, candidate for U.S. Congressional District 4, North Carolina

Janie Wagstaff and Desert Storm Veteran

Gadi Adelman, counter terrorism expert and Nancy Clark. Gadi’s radio show is America Akbar !

Folded U.S. flag and medals of a fallen U.S. Navy Seal Team member

From the left: Teji Kimball, candidate for the U.S. Congressional District 4, North Carolina and Gadi Adelman

Lt. Colonel (ret) William Cowan, USMC

A Canadian, born and bred but a fellow patriot

Gadi, Dee, the Crimson Queen of America Akbar and their fellow patriots !

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PHOTOS: TEA FOR SUSAN TILLIS, WIFE OF NC SENATOR, THOM TILLIS

Wednesday, January 27th, 2016

The Chatham County Republican Party sponsored a tea for Susan Tillis, wife of North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis, on Thursday, January 21, 2016 at Governors Club in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Susan shared her stories about the campaign trail, election night, their settling into the Senate and Washington and spearheading Baby Bundles for our military families and the important and ongoing work in the U.S. Senate.

Several candidates who are running for office in North Carolina were also in attendance. The following photos were taken at the event

From the left: Cathy Wright and Susan Tillis, wife of North Carolina Senator, Thom Tillis

From the left: Susan Tillis, Evelyn Poole Kober and Edie Brown

Sponsors of the tea: from the left: Emma Parsons, Carol Kelly, Karen Kolias, Gladys Kofalt, Sue Googe, Mary Clemmings,Brenda Dowling, Nancy Clark, Betsy Duncan, Wendy Ball, Cathy Wright, in the back, Linda and Matt Arnold

From the left: Jamie Skinner, Gladys Kofalt, Peter Smith, Sandy Bazley, Wendy Ball and Karla Moellering

from the left: Carol Kelly, Ginny Cole, Teji Kimball, Republican candidate for House District 4 and Cathy Wright

from the left: Betsy Duncan, wife of Jim Duncan, Republican candidate for the House District 2, Nancy Clark, Conservative Women’s Forum and Teji Kimball, Republican candidate for House District 4

Susan Tillis speaking with an attendee

from the left: Edie Brown, Karen Kolias, and Dr. Rosemary Fernandez Stein, candidate for North Carolina Superintendent of Public School

from the left: Gladys Kofalt and Karla Moellering

from the left: Sue Googe, Republican candidate for the House, District 4, Cheryl Daley, Michala Eichelberg and Ginny Cole

from the left: Sue Googe, Betsy Duncan, Jackie Weyhenmeyer, Dr. Rosemary Fernandez Stein, Carol Ulrich and Evelyn Poole Kober

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PHOTOS – ICON LECTURE – WORLDWIDE PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS AND JEWS

Monday, November 2nd, 2015

ICON Lecture Series presented “The Worldwide Persecution of Christians and Jews” on Tuesday, October 27, 2015 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The guest speakers were Dr. Mark Harris, Senior Pastor of the First Baptist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, who was also a candidate in the Republican Primary for the U.S. Senate in 2014 and Pastor Les Lawrence, author of “Blessing Israel” and “Simple Islam” and who is also a spokesman for Christian Zionism. (see: www.ElishaVision.wordpress.com).

As a horrified world watches, ISIS and other radical Islamic groups have been systematically targeting and killing Christians and Jews. Both of our speakers have visited Israel numerous times and gave us tremendous insight to the magnitude of this persecution and inspiration as to how to stand up and speak out against this threat to religious liberty throughout the world.

Dr. Mark Harris

Pastor Les Lawrence

Mark and Beth Harris

Doreen Lawrence, wife of Pastor Les Lawrence

Linda and Matt Arnold and Jim Duncan, candidate for U.S. House of Representatives, District 2

Dr. Laura Gutman and Frank Roche, candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, District 2

From the left: Evelyn Poole-Kober, Dr. Leon Coleman and Dr. Laura Gutman

From the left: Barbara Beard, Friends of ICON and Janie Wagstaff, President, ICON Lecture Series

Dee Park, originator of the Orange Ribbon Project (remembering the Christians who have been targeted by ISIS for death and forced to wear orange jump suits before they are murdered for their faith)

Orange Ribbons

Standing, Meg Gresham and Dave McCusker, seated, Betty Ann Guidry, Jane Hogan and Laura Cox

Sandra Bazley, Jeff Vanderclute, Ken Johnson and Jim Duncan

Jimmy Bland and Rod and Gayle Chaney

From the left: Cheri Hardman, EvelynPoole-Kober, Nancy Clark and Meg Gresham

Cathy and John Wright

From the left: Valerie Johnson, and Dave and Mary Carter

From the left: Jack McCallus, Rod Chaney and Bob Luebke, Policy Analyst, Civitas

From the left: Kimberly Sanchez and Kaye Chitsaz

Evelyn Poole-Kober and Frank Roche

From the left: Ty Elliott, Meg Gresham, Karin Nemetz and Chris Elliott

From the left: Maia Szulik, Orit Szulik and Mary McKinney

From the left: Lee Green and Karen Macomson

Carol King and Ted Hicks

Gladys Kofalt and Jim Duncan

From the left: Terry Wiegers, Meg Gresham and Andrea Rock

The ICON Board enjoying desert and coffee after the lecture with Mark and Beth Harris and Les and Doreen Lawrence at the Washington Duke Club

Posted in ICON LECTURE SERIES, ISIS Terror Group, Middle East, Photos, Radical Islam, Religion, Religious Freedom, Shariah Law, Terrorism | No Comments »

PHOTOS: 13 HOURS IN BENGHAZI – KRIS PARONTO

Thursday, October 8th, 2015

Kris Paronto, one of the survivors of the attack on the U.S. Special MIssion in Benghazi on September 11, 2012 was the guest speaker in an event entitled “What Really Happened in Benghazi”. The event was sponsored by the Chatham County Republican Party and took place at Fearrington Village, in North Carolina on Tuesday, October 6, 2015.

Kris Paronto is a former Army Ranger from 2nd Battalion 75th Regiment and a private security contractor who has deployed throughout South and Central America, the Middle East and North Africa. He also worked with the U.S. Government’s Global Response Staff conducting low-profile security in high-threat environments throughout the world. Mr. Paronto was part of the CIA annex security team that responded to the terrorist attack on the U.S. Special Mission in Benghazi, Libya, helping to save over 20 lives while fighting off terrorists from the CIA Annex for over 13 hours. Mr. Paronto’s story is told in the book “13 Hours” written by Mitchell Zuckoff along with his five surviving annex security team members. A movie of the attack entitled “13 Hours” is now being filmed and is due to be released on January 15, 2016. The following link is to the movie trailer of this soon to be released movie :

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CJBuUwd0Os

Kris gave an intense and detailed accounting of the events of that fateful long night of 13 hours of fighting off the terrorists to a packed audience which gave him a standing ovation at the end of the evening. Kris and his fellow survivors of that attack are our country’s heroes and we owe a debt of gratitude to every one of those brave men.

Kris Paronto

Chatham County Sheriff’s Honor Guard

From the left: Kris Paronto, Chatham County officer, Jim Duncan, Republican candidate for North Carolina’s 2nd Congressional District and Chatham County Sheriff Webster

Kris Paronto at “13 Hours in Benghazi” book signing

North Carolina Republican Party Chairman, Hassan Harnett

Brian Bock, Chatham County Republican Party Chairman

Colonel (Ret) Jay Stobbs and his wife, M.J. Hall and Candace Hunziker

From the left: Sandra Bazley,Ken Johnson, Ruth and Steve Bishop, Terry Kane, Joan Malone and Dee Park

Ed Sanchez, Debbie Engels and Kimberly Sanchez

Dr. Rosemary Stein and her daughter, Hannah

From the left: Martha Jenkins, Sheila Salter and Nancy Clark

Melrose and Rob Fisher

From the left: Elly Keeley, Bret Kelly and Joyce Cotten

Mary and Dave Carter

Mike and Elly Smith, Adam Auslander and Michelle Currier

From the left: Nancy Clark, Dee Park, Zan Bunn and Sheila Salter

John Marino

Jane and Joe Gannon

Marty Martin with Kris Paronto at book signing

Posted in American History, Benghazi Terrorist Attack, Foreign Policy, GOP, History, Libya, Military, NC Politics, Obama Administraiton and Policy, Patriotic, Photos, Radical Islam, Terrorism | No Comments »

PHOTOS – 9/11 NEVER FORGET EXHIBIT AT UNC – CHAPEL HILL

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2015

The following photos were taken at the 9/11 Never Forget Mobile Exhibit at the University of North Carolina’s Chapel Hill campus commemorating the attack on New York’s World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

This tribute, presented by the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation, is part of a nationwide tour to remember the victims of 9/11 and to remember the heroism displayed by the first responders on that day. The Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation was created to remember the life of Stephen Siller, and the sacrifice he made on September 11, 2001, as well as the sacrifices of every other public servant on that day.

Posted in 9/11, American History, Education, Foreign Policy, History, National Defense, Patriotic, Photos, Radical Islam, Saudi Arabia, Terrorism | No Comments »

PHOTOS – RICHARD MINITER ICON LECTURE – CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA

Saturday, March 14th, 2015

Another incredible ICON lecture ! Richard Miniter, award winning investigative journalist and New York Times best selling author, was the guest speaker on Tuesday, March 10, 2015, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Richard, with years of experience as an investigative journalist, gave us the inside scoop on How the Media Covers Politics . His perspective and personal stories were fascinating !

Don’t miss our next ICON lecture – Mark your calendars for Tuesday, June 16 as Frank Roche, a Market Economist, Adjunct Professor of Economics and a capital markets expert will be discussing The Five Structural Barriers to American Strength and Prosperity.

The following photos are from the Richard Miniter lecture

Richard Miniter

Richard Miniter with the ICON ladies – Terry Wiegers, Andrea Rock, Janie Wagstaff and Dr. Laura Gutman

Emily Biggs and Mark Lazenby

From the left: Immanuel Jarvis and Bob Appleby

Cheri Hardman and Les Lawrence

Georgia and Tom Craig

From the left: Dr. Laura Gutman and Karin Nemetz

Terry Wiegers and Gregory Akinbiyi

Dr. Laura Gutman and Jerry Currin

Noelle Randal and Dane Bergland

From the left: Mary McKinney and Kathy Arab

Sandy Bazley and Ken Johnson

From the left: Herman Joubert, Cathy Wright and Dave Carter

Betty Ann and Guy Guidry, Tony Brunno, Jay DeLancy and Mike

From the left: Dr. Rosemary Stein and P.J. Gentry

A CASUAL GATHERING AFTER THE LECTURE AT CITY KITCHEN IN CHAPEL HILL

Ray Frisch, P.J. Gentry and Lee Green

Dave McCusker, Kimberly Sanchez and Debbie Engles

Richard Miniter and Nancy Clark

From the left: Linda Arnold and Janie Wagstaff

Richard Miniter and Lee Green

Carol King and Tony Bruno

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PHOTOS – SENATOR THOM TILLIS SPEAKS AT LINCOLN/REAGAN SOLD OUT EVENT

Tuesday, February 24th, 2015

The Orange County Republican Lincoln/Reagan Dinner was held at the Sunrise Church in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on Saturday, February 21, 2015. The keynote speaker was our newly elected Senator Thom Tillis. The following photos were taken at this exciting sold-out event.

Becca Scarlett singing Our National Anthem with University of North Carolina College Republicans

Newly Elected Senator Thom Tillis

Senator Thom Tillis

Senator Tillis and his wife, Susan

Child singers, Trey and Katie Knight with Senator Tillis and Bill Knight

Senator Tillis kneeling to speak with Trey and Katie Knight

Senator Tillis with Earl Tye, Orange County GOP and a young man from the UNC College Republicans

Judge Richard Dietz, North Carolina Court of Appeals

Associate Justice Bob Edmonds, of the North Carolina Supreme Court

6th District Congressman, Mark Walker

Frank Pray, VP UNC College Republicans

Evelyn Poole-Kober introducing Senator Thom Tillis

From the left: Dr. Gail Hayes and Valerie Johnson

Guy and Betty Ann Guidry with Douglas Levine, UNC College Republicans – note Betty Ann is holding up Douglas’s elephant tie !

From the left: Lee Green, Misty Odell and Cynthia West

From the left: P.J. Gentry, Cynthia West, Nancy Clark, Meg Gresham and Ben Meadows

From the left: Tracy Murillo, Rosemarie Wenzel, Mary Jane Ferris, Congressman Mark Walker, Kelly Walker and Kyle Hall

From the left: Susan Tillis and Misty Odell

From the left: Meg Gresham, Ben Meadows, Tracy Murillo and Zan Bunn

From the left: Mary Campbell, Laura Lloyd, Virginia Ferguson, Carl Lloyd and Mary Jane Ferris

Brenda and Dean Dowling

From the left: Dave Carter, Edgar Agosto, Mary Lopez Carter, Matt and Linda Arnold

Judge Paul Holcombe and Joyce Cotten

From the left: Nancy Clark and Sheila Salter

Ray and P.J. Gentry

Margaret Gresham and her grandson, Ben Meadows

From the left: Sheila Salter and P.J. Gentry

Georgia and Tom Craig

Associate Justice Bob Edmonds of the North Carolina Supreme Court

From the left: Martha Jenkins and Judge John Tyson and his wife, Kirby

Senator Thom Tillis and his wife Susan and Evelyn Poole-Kober

Trey and Katie Knight singing God Bless America

Judge Paul Holcombe and Evelyn Poole-Kober

Senator Thom Tillis and the UNC College Republicans

Kimberly Sanchez, ICON Lecture Series Executive Board member

The Missing Man Table – MIA / POW

The table is round – to show our everlasting concern.

The cloth is white – symbolizing the purity of their motives when answering the call to serve.

The single red rose reminds us of the lives of these Americans….and their loved ones and friends who keep the faith, while seeking answers.

The red ribbon symbolizes our continued determination to account for them.

A slice of lemon reminds us of the bitter fate of those captured and missing in a foreign land.

A pinch of salt symbolizes the tears of our missing and their families who long for answers after decades of uncertainty.

The lighted candle reflects our hope for their return – alive or dead.

The Bible represents the strength gained through faith in our country, founded as one nation under God, to sustain those lost from our midst.

The glass is inverted – to symbolize their inability to share a toast.

The chairs are empty – they are missing…………….. (silent moment)

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PHOTOS – NORTH CAROLINA SENATOR THOM TILLIS – HIS SWEARING IN – JANUARY 6, 2015

Monday, January 12th, 2015

It was wonderful to be able to celebrate the election of our new U.S. Senator from North Carolina, Thom Tillis. The following photos were taken at the swearing-in celebration on Tuesday, January 6, 2015 in Washington D.C . Nancy

THOM TILLIS

From the left: Sheila Salter, Susan Tillis, Pearl Burris-Floyd and P.J. Gentry

From the left: Sheila Salter, Meg Gresham, Susan Tillis and Nancy Clark

Thom Tillis and Nancy Clark

From the left: Linda Petrou, Meg Gresham, Martha Jenkins and Evelyn Poole-Kober

From the left: Val Nagle, Donna Williams and Jeff Mixon

From the left: Joyce Cotten, Evelyn Poole-Kober and Linda Boesch

Thom Tillis taking the oath of office

From the left: Emily Walker, Nancy Clark, back row – P.J. Gentry, Sheila Salter and Meg Gresham

North Carolina Supporters attending the swearing in

On the way to Washington !

From the left: Val Nagle and Donna Williams

A night on the town at the Old Ebbitt Grill in Washington D.C., From the left: Hanna Stein, Dr. Rosemary Stein, Sheila Salter, Nancy Clark, Meg Gresham and P.J. Gentry

One of the ornate bars at the Old Ebbitt Grill

A definite conversation piece !

Look who we ran into at the Old Ebbitt Grill – Zan Bunn and Linda and Matt Arnold who were also there to celebrate. By the Way, Karl Rove was also at the restaurant that night for a private party. I saw him walk in – what a fun night !