What Charlie Kirk Told My Daughter
By Holly Sorell
October 2021, I remember taking my then 14-year-old daughter on her birthday to an event at one of the few churches in the area that had kept their doors open and let the congregants choose whether to mask or not during the draconian lockdowns. Charlie was moderating a discussion ….Lily walked down to the microphone…I thought what in the world is she going to ask? I waited and then she asked her question, "How do us kids stand up for our faith and all of these mandates to adults?"
Charlie’s response, "You will have to make a decision. You will have to decide to be a tough person….and that will be tough. People may mock you, call you names, ridicule you, and you may lose friends…but it will bless you beyond what you can ever imagine by standing up at a young age. You say what is TRUE and you DO NOT back down from it. Do it with a smile and the grace of God…you will be called names, you will be kicked out of social circles, and you will be ridiculed. But you will have new friends and be STRONGER because of it…you will go on a journey that you will be truly FREE….being someone that is not based on truth will NOT set you free…as soon as you make the decision to be and speak truth you will always remain FREE…and his last words….BE STRONG and COURAGEOUS…."
Read moreRest in Peace
Well Done, My Good and Faithful Servant.
Turning Point USA
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MCGOP 2025 CONVENTION
2025 MCGOP CONVENTION
Join us for the Republican Convention as we kick off the important 2026 Election season.
Meet candidates for:
- Maryland Governor
- US Congress
- State Senate & House
- County Executive
- County Council
Hear about our Supreme Court win on the Public Schools opt-out victory, join us in a tribute to the late Charlie Kirk, and learn about the MCGOP Women’s Clubs Back the Blue movement.
Our keynote speaker is the Co-Chair of the National Republican Committee – K C Crosbie, who’ll tell us what we need to do to keep, and add to, our fragile Republican majority in the House and Senate.
Stay for lunch with John ‘Dragon’ Teichert, perhaps our favorite retired Brigadier General with an inspiring talk on the future of the United States.
Get your tickets or sponsorships now.
Saturday, October 11th, 2025
General Session 8:30am-12:00pm, Lunch 12:15-1:30
DoubleTree Hotel Gaithersburg
620 Perry Parkway Gaithersburg, MD 20877
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7:45 am - Registration Opens
8:30 am - Convention Begins (all attendees must be ticketed)
Main Session Keynote
KC Crosbie, RNC Co-Chair
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Luncheon Speaker
John "Dragon" Teichert
Brigadier General (retired)
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Reardon “Sully” Sullivan
2025 MCGOP Party Chairman
Dennis Melby
Past MCGOP Party Chairman, Emcee
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Please join me as a Patriot Sponsorship for the event. Dennis Melby
NIMBY-ism! Are You Kidding?
By Ann Telma
Dear Sir or Madam:
In response to the recently-published article “When Abundance Meets Resistance: A Call for More Building Runs Into Trouble in NIMBY-land,” The Economist sadly did not delve deeply enough and got it all wrong. The issue is not NIMBYism, but rather dishonest political representation.
Democratically-elected council members should represent the interests of their constituents. Why should the needs of people who are not currently living in a particular neighborhood trump the rights of the current residents who have very clearly objected to increasing the density of their neighborhoods? Who stands to gain most with this zoning change? Developers! The Montgomery County Council tried to stretch a fig leaf over this incredible bonanza by saying that what they were doing would create “affordable housing.”
In Memoriam
On this day we remember the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks when 19 members of the Islamic extremist group Al Qaeda hijacked four airplanes and conducted suicide attacks against targets in the United States. Almost 3,000 people lost their lives that day.
Recently, we’ve seen horrific actions including the fatal stabbing of 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska while she was on a train, and the murder of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk while onstage at Utah Valley University.
There is something that has been lost in America. Basic humanity, the innate human capacity for concern for the well-being of others, has been lost. Simple behaviors like empathy, compassion, helpfulness, and altruism have been lost. The ability to have open dialogue, to be intellectually honest without the fear of reprisal, or corporal, or even fatal repercussions has been lost.
I offer that it is a fundamental aspect of our social nature, allowing us to connect, cooperate, and act beyond our immediate self-interest. Factors like negative environments, false media reporting, and divisive ideologies have diminished our connection to each other.
While our thoughts and prayers are with our soldiers, veterans, and the US citizens lost during 9/11, the family of Ms. Zarutska, the family of Charlie Kirk and the Turning Point USA organization, I ask that their loss not be in vain. I ask that each of us dedicate time each day to talking to someone unlike ourselves, people with different political, cultural and/or religious viewpoints. I suspect that you will find commonality around the basic hierarchy of needs: physiological, safety and belonging. Everyone wants to feel safe where we work, worship, and our children go to school. I also offer that persons that attack, murder, and act with malicious intent to harm others should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
God Bless.
Reardon "Sully" Sullivan
2025 MCGOP Chair
Chairman's Message
Here we go again!!!
Marc Elrich, Will Jawando and the County Council voted to raise the local piggyback income tax rate for the 2025 tax year, effective January 1. This increase was made possible by our friends in Annapolis and their Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2025. This act raised the maximum local income tax rate that counties can charge. A pending state bill could give counties even more flexibility, allowing them to create a progressive structure, where higher earners pay a higher local rate up to 3.7% starting in 2026, which would be a 15% increase to the piggyback tax in Montgomery County.
I can hear the U-Haul trailers loading up now.
This latest tax hike announcement is followed by the annual report from the Montgomery County Inspector General highlighting over $18.1 million in questioned costs
Read moreMontgomery County’s Anti-Business Squad Facilitates Maryland’s Economic Decline
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This year’s Roll Call, a report on pro-jobs, pro-economic growth legislation in Maryland’s General Assembly was issued recently by the Maryland Free Enterprise Foundation, an independent group focused on improving Maryland’s business climate. (MarylandFree.org) Its 2025 report is aptly named “The Storm Arrives: Maryland Institutes Massive Tax Increases Driving Taxpayers Away.” It is a cornucopia of information.
As the largest delegation in the State, Montgomery County legislators were instrumental in facilitating increases in taxes and fees by a whopping $1.6B+ in 2025’s session, the largest such increase in Maryland state history. It is as if they are trying to put glue on the gears of progress.
The MCGOP examined votes cast by Montgomery County’s 35 Senators and Delegates and it is not a pretty picture. On a scale of 1-100 with 100 a perfect pro-economic growth score, Montgomery’s delegation scored 13 -- ranking as the least business friendly delegation in Maryland.
How MoCo’s 2025 anti-business squad scored:
26 Delegates:
- 22 Delegates scored 11
- Teresa Woorman scored 13
- Two Delegates we share with Howard County scored 22
- Gabe Acevero scored 0
9 State Senators:
- Craig Zucker and Jeff Waldstreicher scored 14
- Brian Feldman, Ben Kramer, Cheryl Kagan, Will Smith, Nancy King scored 25
- Sara Love scored 29
- Katie Fry Hester we share with Howard County scored 50
Save the Date - MCGOP Convention - October 11, 2025
2025 MCGOP CONVENTION
Saturday, October 11 in Gaithersburg, MD
Tentative Schedule
Main Session Keynote
KC Crosbie, RNC Co-Chair
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Luncheon Speaker
John "Dragon" Teichert
Brigadier General (retired)
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Reardon “Sully” Sullivan
2025 MCGOP Party Chairman
_____
Dennis Melby
Past MCGOP Party Chairman
__________
Other engaging speakers for both the convention
and luncheon
To Be Announced
At the Hilton Doubletree, details to follow.
BREAKFAST CLUB
REPUBLICAN BREAKFAST CLUB
BREAKFAST WITH FRIENDS
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Featuring Helene Meister, on her experience as an immigrant American citizen, Fitzgerald Mofor, former School Board candidate and the founder of Restore Maryland, Local candidates, and MCGOP Emcee Dennis Melby.
Location: IHOP, 775 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852 (next to Long and Foster)
Please arrive at 8:00 am. We will be located in the side room on the left. The wait staff will take your order in that room. Payment by cash, or credit card to iHOP.
Cash payments can be processed more quickly than credit card payments.
We plan to start the meeting at 8:30 am and end at 9:30 am. Details to follow. Due to limited space, RSVP to Lori Jaffe at [email protected]