Central Florida Florida Whig Open Meeting

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Central Florida Florida Whig Open Meeting
 
Monday, April 26, 2010
6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. 

Meet candidates John Annarumma, Steven Gerritzen, Dr. Douglas Shearer, and others seeking federal and local office. Also attending and speaking will be United States Senate Candidate Alex Snitker (Libertarian)  

Marion County Public Library, Main Facility
2720 East Silver Springs Boulevard
Ocala, Florida 34470

Hosted by Henry DeGeneste
Vice Chairman of the Florida Whig Party. 

Henry DeGeneste is a Managing Partner of Security Directors Advisory Group, Vice President of Risk Management at iJET, and Vice Chairman of the Florida Whig Party. 

Mr. DeGeneste served as Vice President of Global Security at Prudential Financial for fifteen years. In that capacity he was the senior executive responsible for developing and managing the strategy and policies that addressed security for the firm and its subsidiary companies. He was a member of the firm's Crisis Management Committee. Prior to joining Prudential Financial, Mr. DeGeneste had a distinguished twenty three year career at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey where he rose through the ranks and retired as the Director of Public Safety and Superintendent of Police. 

Mr. DeGeneste has also served as an adjunct professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice and is a frequent guest lecturer at major colleges and universities as an expert on crisis and emergency management. He also has acted as a consultant to Scotland Yard, Interpol, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. He has had numerous articles published in professional journals and has authored a textbook entitled, Policing Transportation Facilities, Charles Thomas, Publisher, 1994. 

Mr. DeGeneste received his Bachelors in Business Management from Adelphi University. He is a David Rockefeller Fellow and a Leadership New Jersey Fellow. He is also a graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Executive Institute IX and of the Rutgers University Criminal Institute. Throughout his career Mr. DeGeneste has held leadership positions in many national and international organizations, a small sample includes: Commissioner on the National Commission for Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA), Chairman of the New York City chapter of the American Society of Industrial Security (ASIS), life member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), and a founding member of the Bankers and Brokers Security Roundtable. 

In 2006 Mr. DeGeneste was selected by James Tedisco, Minority Leader of the New York State Assembly, to become a founding member of the UACT (Unified Against the Challenges of Terrorism) Task Force; an independent entity comprised of experts in the legal, medical and law enforcement fields. The task force serves as a mechanism to review the existing policies and programs that have been implemented at the state level and offers recommendations to improve security in New York.  

In 2008, Mr. DeGeneste served as the Chairman of the Truesdell for Sheriff Campaign and subsequently changed his life-long status as a registered Independent voter to the Florida Whig Party and accepted the position of Vice Chairman.

FWP Front Page Update April 09, 2010

Ocala Star Banner Article - Steve Gerritzen

Ocala Star Banner Article - John Annarumma

Ocala Star Banner Article - The Florida Whig Party

Slush Funds & Credit Cards

Wednesday, April 7, 2010 VAT Audio

THE FWP PLATFORM

Fiscal Responsibility - Government - The U.S. Constitution

States Rights - Safety & Security - Taxation

Energy Independence - Education - Health Care

Immigration - Exploration - Abortion

Register to Vote as a Florida Whig

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Central Florida (Ocala) Meeting - April 26 - 6:30 pm

Audio Invitation - Whig Party Open Meeting - April 26

Dr. Douglas Shearer (FWP)

Files for Marion County Commission District Two

Is This Man Alone or A Start?

For many of you who are under 45, you will need to watch this video a few times and take notes. The rapid fire use of historical figures, events, and facts should be verified for you to understand that which you or your parents did not live through. When you are done, stop and think unemotionally about what this man is saying. Listening to anyone talk about the need to rid our nation of hypocrites is easy for a Classical Liberal Whig; not so easy for the Progressive Moderns.

To know more about Shirley Chisholm, a woman who did, CLICK HERE.

"I want history to remember me not just as the first black woman to be elected to Congress, not as the first black woman to have made a bid for the presidency of the United States, but as a black woman who lived in the 20th century and dared to be herself." Shirley Chisholm

The following is from a Shirley Chisholm campaign brochure from 1972:

I AM RUNNING FOR THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT TO REPRESENT ALL AMERICANS.’

UNBOSSED AND UNBOUGHT

Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm has announced her candidacy for the presidency. She has come to the decision to run without consulting any political bosses.

Her support comes from the millions of Americans who shun the political clubhouses but believe that our political system can survive.

No special interest groups will contribute to her campaign. So the success of her candidacy depends upon people like you.

The unbossed and the unbought.

A DYNAMIC FORCE FOR RESPONSIBLE CHANGE

In the field of contenders for the office of president of the United States there is one candidate that stands out as different. Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm is that candidate.

The real difference that makes her stand out is not that she is a woman, and a Black Woman at that, but that this dynamic woman is a catalyst that can bring together the responsive women, the struggling minorities, the poor and the young who see in her a new hope for our system.

Combining a brilliant intellect with a profound compassion, Mrs. Chisholm has blazed trails where others now follow.

THE CHISHOLM TRAIL

She brought the fight for women's rights to Washington and was a sponsor of the Equal Rights Amendment.

Co-sponsored legislation to establish a nationwide system of day care centers and supports a minimum annual income of $6,500 for a family of 4.

Supports withdrawal of all American military influence from southeast Asia.

Co-sponsored legislation to repeal the draft and establish a volunteer army.

Has voted against all money bills for the military and will continue to do so until priorities are reversed.

She has voted against MIRV and ABM.

She is against aid to undemocratic nations such as Greece and Spain.

Recognizing the profound danger in such measures, Mrs. Chisholm has vigorously opposed infringements of liberties represented by a No Knock Law, preventive detention, wiretapping and domestic spying.

Her active concern for veterans has led her to push for jobs and benefits in this area.

Co-sponsored legislation to give fuller tax benefits to the unmarried.

She is a leader in Consumer Protection.

She has fought for badly needed Congressional reform, i.e., chairmanships based on ability, not age, and a mandatory retirement age (65).

To crush the illegal drug traffic, Shirley Chisholm advocated ending foreign aid to nations who will not make an effort to stop the drug flow.

A WINNER FROM THE START

That a second-term congresswoman should be so outspoken is remarkable.

That she should be able to effect the changes she has is incredible.

But Shirley Chisholm is an incredible American.

She has opened the door to the system and with skill and courage has proven that our system is responsive to change.

A coalition has formed behind Shirley Chisholm.

Groups that alone could hardly be heard but together will make a mighty roar.

From the underdog in a three way race for the 12th congressional district, Shirley Chisholm has risen to a greatly respected national figure in three years.

When given an assignment to sit on the House Agriculture Committee Congresswoman Chisholm rebelled. There is very little agriculture in Brooklyn.

With the kind of courage that has come to be characteristic of her, Shirley Chisholm took on the awesome House Rules Committee...and won.

She now sits on the House Education and Labor Committee, an assignment that allows her to combine her interests and experience with the critical needs of her constituents.

What she has won above all her other victories, is the profound admiration of millions of Americans.

Millions of dedicated, hard-working people who know that changes can be made.

Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm for President

A dynamic force for responsible change.

Acta non Verba

Barack Was Not The First

Remember Shirley Chisholm's Positions

Surprised Aren't You

Think About It