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Heather Liggett - Spicewood TX The Watchdog of the Month for February 2010 is Heather Liggett of Spicewood, TX.

Heather is a stay-at-home mother of two sons and her husband owns a small business. She was instrumental in organizing the effort to include American Exceptionalism in Texas social studies curriculum standards now under review by the State Board of Education.

She is a founding member of New Revolution Now, a political action committee based in Austin, that played a huge role in getting conservative activists organized to testify on behalf of American Exceptionalism at the SBOE public hearings in January.

WATCHDOGS IN THE NEWS

Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Toby Marie Walker's Op-Ed: "Tea Party at 1: Still Just Folks" made it into the Washington Times Editorial Section.
"One year ago today, Rick Santelli raged against government bailouts on CNBC saying, "It's time for another tea party." Around the country, people like me agreed. We took up Mr. Santelli's call and organized our own Tea Parties, kick-starting a national movement for better government."
To read more click here.


Thursday, February 11, 2010
Heather Liggett's SBOE Rally/Press Conference was mentioned in the New York Times article "How Christian Were the Founders?".
"...Over two days, more than a hundred people — Christians, Jews, housewives, naval officers, professors; people outfitted in everything from business suits to military fatigues to turbans to baseball caps — streamed through the halls of the William B. Travis Building in Austin, Tex., waiting for a chance to stand before the semicircle of 15 high-backed chairs whose occupants made up the Texas State Board of Education. Each petitioner had three minutes to say his or her piece."
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