3rd District Libertea Debate Rescheduled For Feb. 27

Sunday, February 07, 2010

The Chattanooga Tea Party and Campaign for Liberty have set a new date for the LiberTea Debate of the six announced Republican candidates for Tennessee’s 3rd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. It will be Saturday, Feb. 27, from 2-5 p.m. at Woodland Park Baptist Church.

The debate will be free and open to the public.

The six candidates are Tommy Crangle, Chuck Fleischmann, Tim Gobble, Van Irion, Arthur Rhodes and Robin Smith.

At the conclusion of the debate, each participating candidate will have an opportunity to meet with and answer attendees’ questions in a separate room, allowing attending citizens to meet with candidates to further discuss issues of interest to them.



The Chattanooga Tea Party and the Chattanooga area Campaign for Liberty are both non-partisan grassroots organizations "seeking to educate and inform their members and the public at large of the fundamental issues and struggles our country is facing. Additionally both organizations are committed to energizing voters to become engaged in the process of solving the nation’s problems."

Event Details
Date: Saturday, February 27, 2010
Debate Time: 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
“Meet the Candidate” Time: 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Format: Moderator to present questions (submitted by CTP and C4L members)
Location: Woodland Park Baptist Church (Chattanooga)
Please RSVP to Chattanooga Tea Party’s Facebook page (link at ChattanoogaTeaParty.com).
Donations will be gladly accepted at the event to help defray costs.


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