Wednesday, October 24, 2007

AZGOP Tusk Times

IN THIS ISSUE

CHAIRMAN'S MESSAGE

HEY SEAN, WHERE'S THE PARTY?

US SENATOR JON KYL TACKLES DEMOCRATIC EARMARKS!

STAFF EDITORIAL

TRIVIA CONTEST!

AZGOP...IN THE NEWS

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

CHAIRMAN'S MESSAGE

Dear Fellow Republicans,

The 2008 Republican Stampede got an early start this past weekend with Republicans winning back the Democrat-controlled governor’s office in Louisiana!

Last week, we dispatched our political director and our field representative to New Orleans to assist with the statewide get-out-the-vote effort in the Louisiana governor’s race. They joined staffers and volunteers from all over the nation. I even heard that a Republican congressman from South Carolina traveled all the way to Louisiana just to go doorbelling for our Republican candidate!

Louisiana GOP Congressman Bobby Jindal faced a crowded field in the Saturday election. In this case, if a candidate received 50-percent of the vote on Saturday, he/she would win the seat outright. If no candidate received 50-percent, there would be a November 17th runoff election with the top candidates. Going into the final week, Congressman Jindal was at 47-percent. He won with 54-percent of the vote!

For months we have been preaching that the theme of the 2008 elections will be “competence”. Louisiana voters agreed! The Shreveport Times had this to say of our nation’s first Indian-American governor: “In Bobby Jindal, the state is hoping for a trifecta of competence, ethics and vision.” Added the Washington Post in its election analysis: “In television ads and other, broader appeals, Jindal focused on his competence and integrity.

Republicans have focused not only on returning to our core values, but on producing smart, results-based, actionable solutions to the challenges facing our state and our nation today. While Democrats spout terrible rhetoric (like the Democrat in Congress who sickly suggested President Bush derived “amusement” from U.S. soldiers dying on the battlefield), Republicans are proving we are far more qualified to lead this nation than “tax and spend” liberals who have no real solutions.

The 2008 elections will indeed be very exciting. Louisiana is proof that with better candidates and our positive, results-based message, we can and will win!

In your service,

Randy

HEY SEAN, WHERE'S THE PARTY?

Do you have an event coming up? The Tusk Times goes out each week to more than 100,000 Arizona Republicans and we’d like them to know where your Party is meeting! The more we spread the word, the more our candidates get to meet the voters, the better they’ll do next November! The following events were sent my way this week:

Carry Concealed Weapons (CCW) Permit required class at Ben Avery Shooting Facility, I-17 & Carefree Highway. Choose your date: Oct. 27th OR Nov. 17th, 7:00 a.m. (for fingerprints) to 5:00 p.m. This is a $99 value provided through MCRC for only $69.! Reserve your space by logging on to GUNSPLUSAZ.COM—CLASSES—CCW—Complete the Enrollment Form and follow the instructions. Bring a handgun, holster, ammo, hearing & eye protection and drinking water. Great information for all gun owners. CCW Permit Optional. Questions? Mark Zemel at 623-329-3130 or MarkZemel@1AZ.com.

ARIZONA STATE LEGISLATIVE WORKSHOP, Tues. Nov. 13th, check in 7:30 a.m., until 12:00 noon., at the Arizona State Capitol House of Representatives, 1700 W. Washington., 2nd floor and 3rd floor gallery. Host Rep. Russell Pearce, 602-926-5760. Limited seating, so you must register by Nov. 5th. Learn how the legislature works!

COYOTES HOCKEY EVENT, Sat. Nov. 24th, 7:00 p.m., playing the Toronto Maple Leafs. Mark Zemel host. Tickets: $40.00 ticket for $23.00, with $3.00 going to MCRC. We will have an info table on the Concourse. If we sell 75 tickets, one lucky person could get to ride the Zamboni machine. 100 tickets and we can have a group photo on the ice after the game. See Mark at a District meeting, or call 623-329-3130. MarkZemel@1AZ.com.

SHERIFF JOE ARPAIO ROAST, Sat. Dec. 1st, 7:00 p.m., at the Maricopa County Events Center (old Sun Dome) in Sun City West. Sponsored by LD4, Rep. Judy Burges host. 623-214-3715, or rburges_843@msn.com. Cost $15.00 per person. Workers needed for this event!

MCRC JANUARY MANDATORY MEETING, Sat. Jan. 19th, 8:00 a.m. Diane Ortiz-Parsons & Dan Nichols hosts. Location: Bethany Community Church, near the corner of Loop 101 and Guadalupe. Five members at large up for election, along with by-laws changes. Contact Diane at preference@cox.net and Dan at aznatcer@cox.net.

MARK ZEMEL TO HIT THE AIRWAVES!

Realtor. Precinct Committeeman. AZGOP Executive Committee Member. Mark Zemel already wears many hats around town. The newest hat Mark will be wearing is that of “radio show host”.

The “ARIZONA RIGHT REPORT” with Mark Zemel debuts November 4, 2007 and will air every Sunday from 6:00pm to 7:00pm on KKNT 960AM, immediately preceding Minuteman Radio with Chris Simcox and Carl Seel. Billed as “The Weekly Broadcast Newsletter By and For Arizonans Working For Conservative Representation In Government”, Zemel’s THE ARIZONA RIGHT REPORT is being hailed as “…a fresh grassroots twist to conservative radio…” and “…funny, witty and a great addition to conservative talk radio in Arizona!” To contact Mark about his show, or about advertising on it, you can email Mark directly at mzemel@thearizonarightreport.com.

US SENATOR JON KYL'S TACKLES DEMOCRAT EARMARKS!JonKyl

“GATHER YOUR GROOVY BEADS”

By U.S. Senator Jon Kyl

The Senate recently considered a spending bill that provides $150 billion to run the U.S. Departments of Labor and Health and Human Services next year. This bill would spend $9 billion more than the president recommended, and contains in excess of 1,000 “earmarks,” many of them inappropriate “pork” spending.

I was successful in eliminating one of the more egregious pieces of pork – the first time in memory this has been done. This bill contained a $1 million earmark for a museum located at the Bethel Performing Arts Center in Bethel, New York – the site of the 1969 Woodstock Festival. The museum, which is scheduled to open in 2008, will house exhibits on the Woodstock Festival and the 1960s culture.

To read more, please CLICK HERE.

STAFF EDITORIAL


THE AUDACITY OF BARACK OBAMA

by Jill Cook

Last week, Presidential Candidate Barack Obama (D-IL) paid a visit to the Arizona State University campus. As a politically active student, I felt it important to attend to see what all the fuss was about. I was not impressed.

Everything about the event, from the Kanye West song as he entered to being the campaign parading local Democrat officials around the event like circus performers, to his being called “Barackstar”, all seemed designed to pander to students at the lowest common denominator rather than challenging anyone with ideas.

Perhaps, all was done in an attempt to distract students from realizing he has arguably the least experience of all top-tier Presidential candidates, with only half a term in the United States Senate. But while Obama took the time to give us a laundry list of things that are “wrong” with America, he never took the time to divulge any plans to fix these problems.

Yes, tuition and healthcare are costly; you won’t get any argument from me on those points. The solution is staring us straight in the face, a solution Democrats refuse to recognize. Lower taxes and leave Americans with more money to finance their educations and more liquid income to pay for healthcare, in addition to spurring growth in the economy. However, any choice limiting government interference in our lives is not a solution Democrats seem willing to explore.

One of the highlights of Mr. Obama’s speech was his insistence that a President must answer to those in government, as well as his constituents. I have one question to ask: If that is the case, if he truly believes what he is saying, why hasn’t he started by telling us just how he’ll fix the many “problems” he sees with our current government and our country?

in the end, the Barackstar’s speech was as light on solutions as his political career is light on experience; two major problems for a presidential candidate.

Jill Cook is a sophomore at Arizona State University and a communications/political intern for the Arizona Republican Party.


WEEKLY TRIVIA CONTEST

Last week’s weekly trivia contest winner will be announced next week (we’re waiting to hear back from last week’s winner, who gets to submit the next trivia question).

In the mean time, we’ll just throw one our ourselves for all you aficionados of political convention trivia: As of today (10/23/07), there are still five states whose delegate totals are not finalized for the 2008 Republican National Convention. Can you name them, and explain why?

Both last week’s winner (to be announced next week) and this week’s winner each get the really super-duper cool AZGOP bumper sticker (a staggering $3 value) and the right to submit a question for the next Tusk Times! (As usual, no AZGOP staffers… that’d be a’cheatin.)


QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“I have said throughout this campaign that there are two entities that have the most to fear from us winning this election. One is Corruption, and the other is his sidekick Incompetence. If you happen to see either of them, please let them know the party is over.”

~ Bobby Jindal, Republican US Congressman & Governor-elect of Louisiana, in his victory speech (10/20/07)


PULLEN TO OBAMA: PRESIDENTS CAN’T CUT-AND-RUN

BRUCE ASH RADIO AD: S-CHIP & VETERANS

PULLEN TO BIVENS: STARK SHOULD APOLOGIZE

SEAN MCCAFFREY ON THE REPUBLICANS “LIVE TALK” (TRANSCRIPT)

WASHINGTON TIMES: PANDERING PELOSI-CRATS

NATIONAL REVIEW: WE’RE NOT IN 2006 ANYMORE

L.A. TIMES: ONE STRIKE, IRAN COULD BE OUT

A SON OF IMMIGRANTS RISES IN A SOUTHERN STATE

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