Politics & Government
Obama Speaks, Republicans To Wave Signs at Busy Greater Brandon Spot
Alafia and Greater Brandon Republican club members are set to wave signs at the corner of Bloomingdale Avenue and Bell Shoals Road on Sept. 6, at the time President Barack Obama is set to deliver his presidential nomination speech in Chicago.
Expect to see a busy intersection at the corner of Bloomingdale Avenue and Bell Shoals Road at the time President Barack Obama is scheduled to give his presidential nomination speech at the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
The Alafia Republican Club and the have elected to usher in the Thursday, Sept. 6 speech with a gathering of like-minded Republicans carrying signs and "waving to win" at one of the busiest intersections in the Greater Brandon community of Valrico.
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"The election season is upon us and it's already getting busy," said Republican Jeff Lukens. "We hope you are ready to get involved."
"The more people the better," wrote organizer Linda Townsend, in her email about the event. "This makes a big statement to people driving by. It is actually fun and you get to know more like-minded folks."
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Billed as "a way to preempt [Obama's] speech and make a conservative statement in the community," the so-called "wave" is scheduled to run Thursday night, from 5 to 7.
Sign-holders are scheduled to stand on all four corners of the Bells Shoals/Bloomingdale Avenue intersection.
Earlier this year the Hillsborough County Republican Party reported on Facebook what it called a strong showing July 26 outside the Brandon Boulevard entrance to the Westfield Brandon shopping mall, where conservative Republicans met to wave signs.
"Over 50 people showed up!" the post reads, crediting the Alafia Republican CLub for a series of photos that accompanied the news. As noted in a , the party's aim was for Greater Brandon conservatives to "get in the game to defeat Obama."
Lukens noted that a similar effort, held in June at Bell Shoals Road and Bloomingdale Avenue, attracted some 30 sign-waving conservatives.
"We're going into the November elections and this is one step in that direction," Lukens said at the time. "We plan to do more of these in the weeks and months ahead. We want to make a statement and have fun at the same time."
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