| As Democrats get perilously close to the 60 votes that will allow them to shut off debate and ram through a Washington takeover of our health care, Virginia is becoming a more and more important battleground. In the end, the future of our health care may depend on Senator Jim Webb, and that means it may depend on you.
Please click here to call Senator Webb’s office today and tell him to vote NO on all procedural motions to help pass Harry Reid’s new health care bill. Writing yesterday in the Daily News Record, Sen. Webb said: “I have yet to decide whether I will support final passage of the bill.” Continue reading ‘Call Senator Webb – Vote NO!’ |
Reserved seating deadline for the 2010 VFRW Legislative Day event is December 21. The cost of $45.00 will increase to $50.00 if reservations are made after this date. Please make your checks payable to RWC.
Our Annual Legislative Day will take place at the Downtown Richmond Marriott on January 14, 2010, following the opening of the General Assembly the day before. This is our chance to recognize and hear from our Republican Legislators, and listen to other wonderful speakers. Registration will begin at 9:00 a.m. and lunch is included in the registration fee. If received by December 21, the fee is $45. After December 21, the registration fee will be $50. Please make your check payable to RWC and give to the treasurer, Diane Sinclair. RWC will then send one check for all members who will be attending.
Please provide information if there is any special accommodation needed for food, facilities, etc.
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Our 4th annual Christmas Party will be held this coming Monday evening, December 14, at Anne’s house. It’s a pot luck dinner so come hungry. There is a RSVP list floating around so please be sure to let us know if you and your guest will be coming. You can email that information to Diane at DSinclair2@cox.net.
Doors open at 7:00. Festive wear is suggested.
Please join us for some holiday cheer and to celebrate our recent victories a the polls on November 3rd.
Notice of Special Election to be held on January 12, 2010, to fill a vacancy in the 37th Senate District of Virginia. This was Ken Cuccinelli’s seat.
Steve Hunt’s website has polling hours and location information:
http://www.stevehunt.org/events.php?id=795
Bob McDonnell’s inauguration for Governor will be held on January 16, 2010 in Richmond
VFRW Legislative Day at the Richmond Marriott Hotel, 500 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA. More information TBA.
Sasha Gong has written an autobiography, and it’s now available as of today on Amazon. It’s so new that the cover hasn’t even been posted yet, but Sasha has it on her Facebook account. Her book,”Born American” tells of her dramatic journey in a collection of stories. Sasha Gong is running for the House of Delegates in the 46th District of Virginia. If you’ve seen her speak, it’s obvious how much she loves this country, so it’s very fitting that her book was released on July 4th.
There’s lots to do on July 4th, but the Republican Women of Clifton have focused on two events in particular that overlap slightly. The first event begins at noon at Centreville’s Bull Run park – the 38th Annual National Conservative Fourth of July Soiree. Adnan Barqawi will be one of the speakers!
The next event is very important for our group, and that is our participation in the Clifton July 4th parade! It will mean leaving Bull Run park in time to get to Clifton by 3:40 to assemble for the parade. We’ll meet at Tim Hugo’s office at 7144 Clifton Road, Clifton (to the left of the General Store). Please wear something red and/or festive. The parade route is fairly short, and there’s a picnic afterwards.
If you have to choose between one of these events – please make it the parade! How many of us have ever marched in one? It will be fun!
“…if you don’t like your current insurance company, you can change insurance companies. But if you ended up with a single national health system, you wouldn’t be able to change bureaucrats.” Link
by Donna Curtin
Whether your views about global warming put you in the skeptics’ camp, the alarmists’ camp or somewhere in between, the issue may soon become a very personal one for you and your family. A 2007 5-4 decision by the Supreme Court gave the EPA permission to regulate CO2 emissions under the Clean Air Act. On April 17, 2009, the agency issued a “finding,” declaring CO2 (a harmless substance essential to life on earth) to be an environment-endangering pollutant which, indeed, must be regulated. The Waxman-Markey Bill, currently before Congress, attempts to do that by :
- mandating the use of low-carbon motor fuels and a drastic increase in electricity production from renewable sources (e.g. solar and wind).
- by a system of “cap and trade,” under which the EPA will set an absolute limit (cap) on the amount of CO2 that can be emitted into the atmosphere by regulated entities (power plants, factories, schools, hospitals, etc.) in a given year.
Since 85% of American energy is produced by fossil fuels whose unavoidable byproduct is CO2, these regulated entities will need ration coupons or “pollution permits” (quotas) in order to carry on business. Those entities that can cut their greenhouse gas emissions below their quotas can sell their remaining allotment to businesses that cannot. However, the emissions cap will be reduced every year, requiring greater cuts, more costs to businesses and causing more harm to the economy and society. In an analysis of Waxman-Markey for the Heritage Foundation, authors William Beach, David Kreutzer, Karen Campbell and Ben Lieberman project that by 2035, cap and trade will:
- reduce total Gross Domestic Product by $9.6 trillion;
- destroy 1,105,000 jobs/year on average, with peak years seeing unemployment rise by 2,479,000;
- raise electricity rates by 90%, after adjusting for inflation;
- raise gasoline prices by 74% (inflation-adjusted);
- raise residential natural gas prices by 55%;
- raise the average family yearly energy bill by $1,500;
- increase the federal debt by 26%, for an additional $29,150 per person.
The authors point out that, for the years 2012-2035, a family of 4 will see its direct energy costs rise by $22,800. These inflation-adjusted figures do not include the indirect costs of higher prices for more energy-efficient cars and appliances, the inconvenience and danger of driving smaller, lighter vehicles or the discomfort of using less heating in winter and air-conditioning in summer. Continue reading ‘What Cap and Trade Will Mean For You’
Obama said with Cap and Trade
Energy costs’d “necessarily Skyrocket.”
He doesn’t care that this would
Leave less money in your pocket.
Can’t afford to heat your home
In winter? That’s a bummer.
Grandma’s having heat stroke? Tough!
No more AC in the summer!
You’ll have to drive a smaller car,
Your gasoline he’ll ration.
Building codes from California will
Become the height of fashion. Continue reading ‘The Ballad of Waxman-Markey’
We hear a lot about improving education during elections, but what does it mean? Here’s an interesting look at the issue, by taking a look at other countries:
A disturbing conclusion emerged from my travels – that Global Education Standards have passed the United States by, and Americans have no idea that it has happened. Particularly in India and China, K-12 education produces students clearly more advanced in math and science but also better-rounded in literature, history, language, economics, art and music.
Dear Members and Friends of RWC,
See you at “Media Information Night”, Monday, June 29th at 7:00 pm at Tim Hugo’s office in the town of Clifton (near the coffee shop – blue building/across the street from Heart in Hand) – 7144 Clifton Road for those using your Garmen. Don’t miss this special informative training session!
– The Public Relations Committee
Our democratic Congressman Gerry Connolly sold out, probably as would be expected, and voted yes to the Cap and Trade bill, HR 2454 (Roll Call). In fact, he really would have preferred if the House had used it’s time on naming post offices video here.
It was called “Politics at the Pool,” and the Bill Bolling fundraiser event at the Falls Church home of Anthony Bedell, Chairman of the Fairfax Republican comittee pulled in a lot of great folks, including plenty of VIP’s. 
The list included Fairfax County Chairman Pat Herrity, future congressional candidate Keith Fimian, delegate candidate Kerry Bolognese – and then of course there were a few women from women’s Republican women’s groups in the area, like Suzanne, Marlena, Marti, and myself (Laurie). Here’s me with Eric Cantor, Republican Whip. Anthony went beyond the call of duty on this event, that included valet parking, passed appetizers by caterers, a drink bar, and a PA system for the candidates. The weather was great, and so was the conversation. Be sure to visit the “events” tab to keep up with all the political happenings! And please send in photos and artices of other events for publication on our site!
The 44th District, which covers Alexandria, Mount Vernon, and Fort Hunt had been represented by Democratic Del. Kristen Amundson who Jay would have been competing against, however she has just announced that she will not seek a sixth term in the November election. This will surely change the dynamics of that election for Republican candidate Jay McConville. Jay is currently a Vice President at Chandler/May, Inc., a defense system integrator specializing in the development and manufacture of unmanned system’s ground control stations and tactical Command and Control Shelters. Before his current position, Jay successfully served as an Operations Vice President – leading a $300+ million/year division with over 1,500 employees.
by RWC Member/Webmaster Laurie Hamilton
I may be one of the last conservatives on earth who had never read any of Ayn Rand’s books, but I finally bought the book, and it didn’t take long to get involved with the story even though I’m not normally a fan of fiction. The Amazon reviews helped me thoughen up to the fact that the names of the characters and industries had a bit of a comic-book feel to them. Dagney, for instance, kept sounding like Dagwood, but alas, the storyline easily kicked in, and now Dagney, Hank Rearden, and even Frisco will be a part of my everyday vocabulary.
I’m half-way through the book and don’t intend this post to be a spoiler, but I’ll summarize to say that the general plot in this book, written over 40 years ago, could almost have been written today, by just replacing Rearden steel with General Motors, as one example. The book is guilty of extreme sterotyping, and could be said to be unrealistic in that sense, but some of the interactions between two people of opposite mindsets are totally hilarious. The group that wants to do things “for the good of the people” aren’t interested in applying those same rules to themselves. To a capitalist, there’s probably not anything that we’ll find wrong with the actions or mindset of Dagney Taggart, so it’s hilarious when she makes statements to the pubic in an unapologetic “greedy” manner.
There was some talk about starting up a book reading club within the Republican Women of Clifton group, which is one reason why I bought the book, so if you’re interesting in participating in this, please let us know here!
In Ken Cuccinelli’s latest twitter post, he say’s this:
“Dialing for dollars with a head cold – going for the sympathy donor! #kc4ag You can donate too at www.Cuccinelli.com (please?)!”
Like we’ve heard said, why let a good crisis, err, head cold go to waste? Go Ken!
From the National Federation of Republican Women
1. Democrats’ Government Takeover Will Cost Middle-Class Families and Small Businesses Billions. Though House Democrats don’t know (or won’t say) how much their government takeover will cost, here’s what we do know: the plan will make health care more expensive and hit the middle class particularly hard with higher taxes, rationed care, and new health care costs. As millions of families and small businesses are struggling to make ends meet while making responsible choices, this plan forces those that make responsible decisions to foot the bill for those who don’t.
2. Democrats’ Government Takeover Will Cost Tens of Millions Their Current Health Care Coverage. The House Democrats’ plan could force more than 100 million Americans out of their current health care plan and onto the government rolls, according to a Lewin Group study published earlier this year. A Congressional Budget Office report on a similar plan authored by Senate Democrats that would force at least 23 million Americans off of their current plans. According to the Associated Press, even the White House admits that the President’s promises about allowing the American people to keep their health care shouldn’t be taken literally. Continue reading ‘Democrats Takeover Of Health Care’
Twitter is going green in support of the protesters in Iran. To show your support to their fight for free and fair elections, click here (click the “go green” button). At the time of this posting, 5621 users have added their picture! To keep up with the Tweets on this subject, search on #iranelection and Tehran. Other useful (and disturbing) links: Facebook Photos.
Many of us attended the Virginia Republican convention in Richmond in May and had the opportunity to hear an incredible speech from an amazing young man. Now only a month later, we have an awesome opportunity to see him again — in our own backyard! On July 4th, lets all make this a must-do event, and start our day at noon, at Centreville’s Bull Run park at the 38th Annual National Conservative Fourth of July Soiree. Adnan Barqawi is a 2009 graduate of Virginia Tech where he served as a Cadet Colonel of the Cadet Corps. His stirring pro-America speech at the Republican Party of Virginia’s Convention brought down the house with multiple standing ovations.
The story of Adnan’s legal immigration to the United States from Kuwait touched almost every heart. Contrary to what some in the media and academia would have you believe, America is still a beacon of liberty and opportunity to the world. See link to Cadet Colonel Barqawi’s speech at the Virginia convention: Part I | Part II. This year’s festivities will be held from 12:00PM to 4:30PM at Bull Run Regional Park in Centreville, Virginia, just west of Washington off I-66. Each year hundreds of conservatives gather to celebrate our nation’s independence with barbeque food, a patriotic band, and plenty of entertainment for the children including a petting zoo. For more information, visit leadershipinstitute.org/soiree.
Toward the end of this event, we’ll still have a chance to rush over to Clifton to march in their parade!
Update: The fundraising event for Sasha Gong went great! Great food (cooked by Sasha herself), great conversation, and a great candidate! This is what Tito Munoz, “Tito the Builder” had to say about Sasha:
Last weekend I had the pleasure to help Sasha Gong connect with Latino voters. We when to the Chirilagua festival and she was greeting many possible voters of her 46th district. (She was working like Speedy Gonzales). I want to tell my fellow Republicans that Sasha is a great candidate; she has the desire to win, the tenacity to face the challenges; she is energized and the most important thing is that Sasha understands the problems that we face in our nation and how these problems affect us at the local level. Please, I encourage you to look at Sasha’s campaign and if you have time, talk to her. She is the kind of Leader that we need at the HOD. Sasha Gong has my support on her quest for the 46th District seat and she would appreciate your support also. Please visit Sahsa’s website. Also check out this video interview of Sasha at the Virginia Republican Convention.
Thank you,
Tito
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Update: The Movie night went fantastic. The movie was emotional, yet extremely inspiring, and it was great to view such a powerful movie with a group of dedicated Republican Women (and men) in a very comfortable setting. Debbie was the perfect hostess, and we all left with plans that were being discussed all the way to our car doors. The Republican Women of Clifton are truly a very warm, motivated, educated and inspirational group of great gals!! Continue reading ‘Meeting Monday Night’
Nearly 45,000 people participated in the Susan G. Komen Global Race for the Cure, and our own Marianne Gearheart, a founding member of the Republican Women of Clifton was one of them! In total, in spite of the economy, the event raised $4.3 million to fund breast cancer programs for the medically underserved throughout the National Capital Area and abroad.
Marianne was joined in the walk this year with some of her Basketball teammates, and her wonderful husband, who made the banner that they carried. She’d like to thank those who sponsored her as well as those who joined in the walk. She hopes that next year, she can triple those who will join her in the walk. Click on the photo to view the full photo collage.
Pick a Delegate to Canvass for – this Saturday, June 13th!
Jim LeMunyon – 10AM, Starbucks, 13330 Franklin Farm Road, Herndon
Jim Hyland – 10AM, 1PM, 301 Maple Ave W, Suite C, Vienna
Kerry Bolognese – 9:30AM, 8306 James Creek Road, Springfield
Joe Bury – 9:45AM, 7110 Old Keene Mill Road, Springfield
Sasha Gong – 9:30AM, 200 Cameron Station Blvd, Alexandria
So much to tell you all! Our Club has remained very active throughout the Spring and has a lot of activity planned as we plunge into sunny summer days in Virginia. We’ve had fundraisers, a very interesting program of lectures and other community support activities. Coming up, the Republican Women of Clifton are pleased to invite you to a private viewing of the movie “Iron Jawed Angels”, a Katja Von Garnier Film. The film received rave reviews and is based on political activists Alice Paul and Lucy Burns as they use peaceful and effective strategies, tactics, and dialogues to revolutionize the American feminist movement to obtain the right to vote. It was filmed in lovely Virginia by HBO Films in 2004 and received a standing ovation at the Sundance Festival. The showing is scheduled for June 15th.
Our Club is a pretty diverse group of women. We are equipped with all sorts of amazing talent volunteering for the service of our community and with the determination to advocate sound principles of conservatism that will help keep our country great. We invite local candidates and elected officials to meet our members and we give our time and talents to help get Republican candidates elected. Considering the abysmal state of the economy, it is more important than ever to seek the election of men and women that will support the motor of America, the productive sector, our entrepreneurs and corporations while exercising social conscience in the benefit of those less fortunate. We are in this together!
We continue to collect toiletries and snacks for our deployed military, and are in the process of setting up a scholarship for a local high school senior, and we actively participate in the Wreaths Across America program collecting donations all year long and with the actual laying of wreaths at Arlington Cemetery at Christmas.
Please join us. We’ve got something for everybody.
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At our recent Virginia Republican Party State Convention, we had the opportunity to hear first hand of the political platform, plans and aspirations of a wonderful, very competent team of Virginians. Our winning ticket is spearheaded by Bob McDonnell who has a clear campaign message: “Virginia will be open for business, with a pro-free enterprise climate that stands out because of low taxes, incentives for job creation, limited and sensible regulation, a predictable litigation climate, and a fiscally sound and efficient government that lives within its means.” He is supported by Lt. Governor Bill Bolling seeking re-election and by Ken Cucinelli running for Attorney General.
The tents are going in for the Celebrate Fairfax event this weekend. Check out their lastest updates on their website. Activities planned for the 2009 festival include: live concerts and performances on five stages; more than 300 exhibitors, vendors, and crafters; nightly fireworks presented by SAIC; ExxonMobil Children’s Avenue; Better Living Expo; Mututal of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom Display; the Inova Train Ride to Good Health; an interactive SciTech Center; all new KidWay MidWay; more than 40 different food vendors; Carnival rides and much more!
I know we’ve just returned from the Virginia Republican convention, and they’ll be lots of other events in the meantime, but believe it or not, registration for CPAC 2010 is already open, and hotels are taking reservations. I’ve just made my reservation at the prime location; the conference hotel, where it’s all happening, the Washington Marriott Wardman Park. That email confirmation sure looked fantastic. No shuttles or taxi’s, just non-stop political fun and a quick dash to bed. They’ve already begun setting the agenda, taking applications for vendors and bloggers, so there’s no time but the present to commit yourself for a three-day fun-filled conservative event.
Young Cadet Electrifies Crowd at Virginia’s Republican Convention
Published May 31, 2009 Past Events Closed
by Marlena Thompson
It was mid afternoon on the second day of the convention. People had already voted and were waiting for the results to be announced. More than one delegate began to nod off — whether this was due to too much partying the night before or because the speeches of various officials were too long (and a tad too boring) is debatable, but what is not debatable is what happened moments after a young cadet took the stage. Continue reading ‘Young Cadet Electrifies Crowd at Virginia’s Republican Convention’
Maybe we should have been here also. Check out what these Virginia bloggers had to say about the Virginia Republican Convention in Richmond VA:
- Too Conservative
- Bearing Drift
- Project Virginia
- Shaun Kenney
- Spank That Donkey
- Rick Sincere
- Red NOVA
- United Conservatives of Virginia
- SWAC Girl
Dear FCRC Members, Supporters, and Delegates:
Please review the information below before you make your way to Richmond on Friday or Saturday. The FCRC is committed to making sure your time spent during the RPV convention is as pleasant and smooth as possible. Below is a description of how we are trying to accomplish those two objectives: Continue reading ‘Convention Details – FCRC Chairman’
I. RPV STATE CONVENTION – May 29 – 30
Follow this link to get up-to-date information on the State Convention. Learn how to obtain a guest pass and be a convention volunteer if you aren’t already a delegate. If you are attending the gala, stop by the reception hosted by Bob McDonnell, Bill Bolling and Rep. Eric Cantor, where you can meet former Gov. Romney. He’ll be stopping by the reception which will be held at the Richmond Convention Center (directly across the street from the Richmond Marriott where the Gala will be held). Bob will speak at the Convention at the Richmond Coliseum on Saturday morning. Plan to be there on Saturday when the session begins at 10:00 AM. Continue reading ‘RPV State Convention FAQ’s’
Declaring “the honeymoon is over,” Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele called for Republicans to start attacking President Obama directly and stop focusing on lesser known figures …. “The era of apologizing for Republican mistakes of the past is now officially over,” Steele says. “It is done, we have turned the page, we have turned the corner. No more looking in the review mirror.” Full Article
Update: The final total raised was an amazing $29,000!
The Fairfax County Republican Committee raised over $20,000 in one night at a fundraiser held at the Capitol Hill Club on Thursday, May 21st. Some of the noteworthy attendees included Congressman Frank Wolf, former Congressman Tom Davis, Chairman Pat Herrity, and many of the various State Delegate candidates. The speakers included FCRC Chairman Anthony Bedell, Congressman Frank Wolf, and House Republican Leader John Boehner. The other planned speaker, House Republican Whip Eric Cantor was unable to attend, but will instead speak at the next FCRC meeting in Fairfax.
This 7-minute trailer was shown at the May RWC membership meeting. If you missed the meeting, you can watch it by clicking on the banner. The full hour-long film will be shown to RWC members and guests in the near future. Stay tuned.
The Republican Women of Clifton were grateful to have Larry Lindsey as the guest speaker at our May 18th RWC Membership meeting, held at Clifton Elementary School. The topic was “How to stay ahead in an economic downturn.” A few of the many interesting topics that Larry addressed, was how to recognize a bubble in either the housing or the stock market, which has to do with the “greater fool theory.”
Larry Lindsey was director of the National Economic Council (2001-2002), and the assistant to the president on economic policy for the U.S. President George W. Bush. He played a leading role in formulating President Bush’s $1.35 trillion tax cut plan, convincing candidate Bush that he needed an insurance policy against an economic turndown. He is currently the CEO of thelindseygroup.com. A big thanks to Larry for coming out and speaking at our meeting!
